U.S. v. JURADO-VALLEJO

No. 03-3082.

380 F.3d 1239 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jose Alonso JURADO-VALLEJO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 19, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:

Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, Nancy Landis Caplinger, and Thomas G. Luedke, Assistant United States Attorneys, Topeka, KS, Richard A. Friedman, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David J. Phillips, Federal Public Defender, Topeka, KS, and Melody Evans, Assistant Federal Public Defender for Defendant-Appellee.

Before SEYMOUR, HARTZ, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION AFTER REMAND

HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

On remand the district court stated that it credited the following testimony by Trooper Jirak:

Trooper Jirak, a Kansas highway patrolman with more than 16 years of experience, has attended a number of courses and schools on narcotics interdiction and investigation. He has been involved in over 100 cases where hidden compartments have been used to transport narcotics; of these 100 plus cases, about 50 of...

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