UNITED STATES v. MIRELES

No. 77-5243.

570 F.2d 1287 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sixto MIRELES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel V. Alfaro, Albert Huerta, Corpus Christi, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

James R. Gough, Jr., U.S. Atty., Anna E. Stool, George A. Kelt, Robert A. Berg, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, AINSWORTH and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Sixto Mireles appeals from a conviction of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence obtained as a result of an allegedly unlawful search conducted at the Falfurrias checkpoint. The second ground of error asserted is that the prosecutor's questions and argument impermissibly commented on the...

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