UNITED STATES v. RANKIN

No. 77-5253. Summary Calendar.

572 F.2d 503 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Wayne RANKIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Gene Smith, Wichita Falls, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

J. A. Canales, U. S. Atty., James R. Gough, George A. Kelt, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., Robert Berg, Asst. U. S. Atty., Corpus Christi, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH and HILL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

David Wayne Rankin appeals from his conviction of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We affirm.

Defendant Rankin and Doyle Kent Ogden, the defendant in a companion case, were arrested at the permanent checkpoint seven miles south of Falfurrias, Texas, on March 9, 1976. The first car to be stopped was driven by defendant Rankin. The vehicle had an Oklahoma license plate on the rear, no...

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