U.S. v. SHABAZZ

No. 92-4822 Summary Calendar.

993 F.2d 431 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mateen Yusuf SHABAZZ, a/k/a Edward L. Eberhart, a/k/a Edward Wallace, and Keith Lamar Parker, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 4, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Laine, Jr., Beaumont, TX (Court appointed), for Shabazz.

Clayton Mayfield, Beaumont, TX (Court appointed), for Parker.

Melissa Baldo, Asst. U.S. Atty., Bob Wortha, U.S. Atty., Beaumont, TX, for U.S.

Before GARWOOD, JONES and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants Mateen Yusuf Shabazz (Shabazz) and Keith Lamar Parker (Parker) were convicted on drug possession charges. They argue that evidence discovered in a warrantless search of the car in which they were traveling should have been suppressed, that the trial court erroneously failed to submit a "mere presence" jury instruction, and that their convictions rest on insufficient evidence. We affirm.

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