UNITED STATES v. GUARDINO

No. 77-5049 Summary Calendar.

560 F.2d 197 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Charles GUARDINO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. A. Canales, Corpus Christi, Tex. (court appointed), for defendant-appellant.

James R. Gough, U.S. Atty., George A. Kelt, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., Robert A. Berg, Asst. U.S. Atty., Corpus Christi, Tex., Mary L. Sinderson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Joseph Guardino appeals from his conviction of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. His sole contention on appeal challenges the sufficiency of the evidence introduced to sustain his conviction. This contention is meritless as there was more than ample evidence to sustain the conviction.

Guardino was riding with a friend, Vernon Brewer, when Brewer's car was stopped for a routine citizenship check at the permanent Border Patrol checkpoint...

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