UNITED STATES v. ALMAND

No. 77-5064.

565 F.2d 927 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Allan ALMAND, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren Burnett, Richard J. Clarkson, Odessa, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Jamie C. Boyd, U. S. Atty., LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Ronald P. Guyer, Asst. U. S. Attys., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GEWIN and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

James A. Almand was charged with possession of 550 pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He waived trial by jury, moved unsuccessfully to suppress the seized marijuana, and was convicted and sentenced. He asserts on appeal that no reasonable grounds existed for his initial interrogation by the Border Patrol, and that consent to the search of his parked camper was lacking. We find no merit in...

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