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U.S. v. SALINAS-CANO

No. 91-2054.

959 F.2d 861 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abel Gilberto SALINAS-CANO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 18, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vince D'Angelo, Albuquerque, N.M., for defendant-appellant.

William L. Lutz, U.S. Atty. and Presiliano A. Torrez, Asst. U.S. Atty., Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SEYMOUR, BARRETT, and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges.

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

This case requires that we review the authority of a person other than the owner to consent to a search of a closed suitcase. Abel Gilberto Salinas-Cano entered a conditional plea of guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine.1 He contends on appeal that his girlfriend did not have authority to consent to a search of his suitcase in which the cocaine was discovered. For the reasons...

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