UNITED STATES v. CANTU

No. 76-1785. Summary Calendar.

548 F.2d 1243 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abigail Rivera CANTU and Criselda Garza Bryant, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pedro P. Garcia, Corpus Christi, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Cantu.

L. Aron Pena, Edinburg, Tex., for Bryant.

Edward B. McDonough, Jr., U. S. Atty., Anna E. Stool, George A. Kelt, Jr., Robert A. Berg, James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, CLARK and FAY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Defendants were stopped for a citizenship check at the permanent checkpoint near Falfurrias, Texas. During the questioning, the Border Patrol officer noticed a suspicious configuration of the quilt covering the rear seat of their vehicle and detected the odor of marijuana. A search of the vehicle revealed approximately 200 pounds of marijuana in the back seat and trunk.

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