UNITED STATES v. RIVERA

No. 78-5444.

595 F.2d 1095 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel Carrasco RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Harris, Michael L. Williams, El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

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

Before COLEMAN, GODBOLD and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Manuel Carrasco Rivera was convicted of knowing and intentional possession of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a)(1) (1976). The only issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in denying appellant's motion to suppress. We find no error in the district court's ruling and affirm the conviction.

On the evening of December 10, 1977, Customs Patrol Officers Ernesto Ortiz and Robert McGinty observed a vehicle...

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