UNITED STATES v. FORERO-RINCON

No. 542, Docket 79-1304.

626 F.2d 218 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Amparo FORERO-RINCON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur M. Unterman, New York City (Gould & Reimer, New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

Thomas G. Roth, Asst. U. S. Atty., Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Edward R. Korman, U. S. Atty. and Harvey M. Stone, Asst. U. S. Atty., Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel), for appellee.

Before LUMBARD, FEINBERG and VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judges.


LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:

Amparo Forero-Rincon appeals from her conviction, entered on August 3, 1979, in the Eastern District of New York after a jury trial, for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Forero claims that Judge Bramwell erred in denying a pre-trial motion to suppress three pounds of cocaine found in her shoulderbag by a Drug Enforcement Administration agent at La Guardia Airport. We conclude that...

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