U.S. v. MUNIZ-MELCHOR

No. 89-1178.

894 F.2d 1430 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geronimo MUNIZ-MELCHOR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Morgan, Midland, Tex., (court appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Theodore R. Mitchell, Charles K. Novo-Gradac, White, Novo-Gradac, & Thompson, Saipan, Cmwlth. of Northern Mariana Islands, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before GOLDBERG, GARWOOD and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Geronimo Muniz-Melchor (Muniz-Melchor) appeals his conviction of possession of marihuana with intent to distribute it in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Muniz-Melchor contends that the district erred in not suppressing the marihuana removed from a tank mounted in the bed of his truck as fruit of an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment. We affirm.

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