U.S. v. PEREZ-PADILLA

No. 87-5118.

846 F.2d 1182 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfredo PEREZ-PADILLA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Memorandum April 6, 1988.

Opinion May 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burford B. Wiley, Ball, Wiley & Cheney, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Marian E. McGuire, Asst. U.S. Atty., Criminal Div., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, HUG and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Alfredo Perez-Padilla was stopped by customs agents at a checkpoint at San Ysidro, California while on his way to Mexico. The agents searched him and his possessions and found a clear plastic baggie containing cocaine inside a jacket in his suitcase. Perez-Padilla appeals his conviction for possessing 147.5 grams of cocaine with the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) on two grounds.

1. Perez-Padilla claims that the...

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