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U.S. v. CASTRO

Nos. 96-40687, 96-40694.

166 F.3d 728 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edgar CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Susana Gomez, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 28, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Fredrick Giblin, Beaumont, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

George A. Scharmen, II, San Antonio, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Jonathan Lewis Munier, Law Offices of Jonathan Munier, Houston, TX, for Castro.

Terry G. Collins, Houston, TX, for Gomez.

Before KING, Chief Judge, POLITZ, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, DUHÉ, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, PARKER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

On November 9, 1995, an officer of the Polk County Sheriff's Department stopped a Chevrolet Suburban traveling north on Highway 59, in Texas, for speeding and seat belt violations. He subsequently arrested two of the three occupants for seat belt violations, and impounded the Suburban. At the sheriff's department a search of the Suburban revealed over 900 pounds of cocaine hidden in the back of the vehicle. Edgar Castro, the driver, and Susana Gomez, the...

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