UNITED STATES v. ADAMS

No. 77-5398 Summary Calendar.

569 F.2d 924 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chester Lee ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill G. Alexander, Odessa, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Jamie C. Boyd, U. S. Atty., Le Roy Morgan Jahn, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MORGAN, CLARK and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The appellant, Chester Lee Adams, was convicted in the district court for possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1970). The sole question presented in this appeal is whether the warrantless search of appellant's vehicle that uncovered the marijuana qualifies as a border search. We find that it does and affirm.

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