UNITED STATES v. GONZALEZ

No. 82-2266.

703 F.2d 807 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Alberto GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Fed. Public Defender, George M. Secrest, Jr., Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Daniel K. Hedges, U.S. Atty., John M. Potter, William W. Torrey, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, GEE and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Late in the afternoon of New Year's Day two years ago, peace officers surveying an area saw defendant Gonzalez driving a van on a rural road in far south Texas, a few miles from the border and just west of Rio Grande City. Gonzalez and a passenger were proceeding in the "psychedelic colored" vehicle toward Los Garza Downs, an old race track with stables, outbuildings, and a residence. The officers watched...

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