UNITED STATES v. CASCANTE-BERNITTA

No. 83-3043.

711 F.2d 36 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto CASCANTE-BERNITTA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied October 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia Laughlin Schluter, Federal Public Defender, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

John P. Volz, U.S. Atty., Harry W. McSherry, Howat A. Peters, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GEE and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied October 11, 1983. See 104 S.Ct. 252.

PER CURIAM:

In December of 1982, a jury found Roberto Cascante-Bernitta, a citizen of Ecuador, guilty of illegally importing cocaine with intent to distribute. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 952. On appeal, Bernitta urges that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of the cocaine. For the reasons enumerated below, we conclude that...

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