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UNITED STATES v. VARGAS

No. 80-5345.

643 F.2d 296 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Camillo VARGAS, Oscar Burgos, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

April 22, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Federico A. Moreno, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Miami, Fla., for Vargas.

Steven E. Kreisberg, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Burgos.

Linda L. Carroll, Sonia O'Donnell, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MORGAN, RONEY and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Defendants challenge their convictions for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute on the ground the cocaine was illegally seized and should have been suppressed at trial. We hold the initial stop of defendants' vehicle was a legitimate investigatory stop based on reasonable suspicion and the subsequent seizure of cocaine in plain view was valid. The convictions are affirmed.

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