U.S. v. PELAYO-RUELAS

No. 02-3056.

345 F.3d 589 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff — Appellee, v. Eduardo Pelayo-Ruelas, Defendant — Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 7, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manvir Kaur Atwal, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Nathan P. Petterson, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN, appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BRIGHT and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Eduardo Pelayo-Ruelas of possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. Pelayo appeals the district court's1 denial of his motion to suppress statements made after Pelayo identified himself as an illegal alien and a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent asked him to exit his vehicle and...

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