U.S. v. CAMACHO

No. 02-50629.

368 F.3d 1182 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfonso CAMACHO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Withdrawn November 24, 2003.

Resubmitted April 12, 2004.

Filed May 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis M. Johnston III, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney, Joseph S. Smith, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: FISHER and BYBEE, Circuit Judges, and MAHAN, District Judge.


FISHER, Circuit Judge:

Alfonso Camacho, a United States citizen, appeals his conviction for importation of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. He argues that the district court should have suppressed the marijuana Customs inspectors found during a border search of the vehicle Camacho drove to the San Ysidro, California, point of entry. At issue is the use of a radioactive density measuring device...

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