UNITED STATES v. PRICHARD

Nos. 79-2280, 79-2281.

645 F.2d 854 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Glenn PRICHARD and Brian De Palma, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1981.

Rehearing Denied May 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. E. Thompson, U. S. Atty., Albuquerque, N. M. (Don J. Svet, Asst. U. S. Atty., Albuquerque, N. M., with him on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert C. Hill, Miami, Fla. (Max P. Engel, Miami, Fla., with him on brief), of Engel, Aronson, Fried & Cohn, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Before McWILLIAMS, BARRETT and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.


McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

The central issue in this appeal is whether the search of a Ford Bronco, which resulted in the seizure of 86 pounds of cocaine having an estimated street value of $20,000,000, was lawful.

William Glenn Prichard and Brian David De Palma were charged by indictment with possession with an intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Prior to trial, the defendants filed...

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