U.S. v. VASQUEZ

No. 99-3982.

213 F.3d 425 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Nicholas VASQUEZ, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 23, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Tilsen, Minneapolis, MN, argued, for Appellant.

Michael Ward, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Alison E. Vander Vort, on the brief), for Appellee.

Before: WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, FAGG and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Drug interdiction officers were examining the exterior of packages moving along a conveyor belt at the Federal Express parcel sorting station at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport when a Federal Express employee brought a nondeliverable package to their attention. The package roused the officers' suspicions because it was incorrectly addressed even though the sender and recipient had the same last name; the air bill was handwritten...

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