UNITED STATES v. RAMOS

No. 78-5384 Summary Calendar.

586 F.2d 1078 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Esteban RAMOS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Michael Mallin, Joseph A. Calamia, El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Jamie C. Boyd, U. S. Atty., LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Asst. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Richard Mesa, Asst. U. S. Atty., El Paso, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GODBOLD and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Defendant Ramos was convicted of importation of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute. On appeal he urges that his indictment should have been dismissed for both pre-indictment and post-indictment delay. We affirm.

In June, 1977, Ramos crossed the United States-Mexico border into El Paso, Texas. When a customs officer requested that he open the trunk of his car, Ramos fled back into Mexico...

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