U.S. v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 87-2697 Summary Calendar.

835 F.2d 1090 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joel Juan RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hector A. Casas, Robert J. Salinas, Mercedes, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Chief Judge:

Joel Juan Rodriguez contends that (1) the district court failed to suppress evidence acquired in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights and (2) questions asked by the district court deprived him of a fair trial. We disagree.

I. Facts

Customs agents arrested Joel Juan Rodriguez after finding marijuana aboard a tractor-trailer rig driven by him. Rodriguez was indicted on one count of conspiring with intent to distribute a quantity...

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