U.S. v. GIBSON

No. 91-8337.

963 F.2d 708 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jo Ann Laca GIBSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 5, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eduardo N. Lerma, El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Ronald F. Ederer, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Convicted of possession with intent to distribute and with importation of marihuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 952(a), Jo Ann Laca Gibson appeals, claiming insufficient evidence of guilt and bad faith destruction of evidence warranting reversal. Finding no error, we affirm.

Background

United States Border Patrol agents at the El Paso, Texas border checkpoint apprehended Gibson as she drove an auto into Texas with...

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