U.S. v. HERNANDEZ

No. 04-50286.

424 F.3d 1056 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arturo HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 14, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori B. Schoenberg, Assistant Federal Public Defender, San Diego, CA, for the appellant.

Mark R. Rehe, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, California, with Patrick K. O'Toole, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, on the brief for the appellee.

Before B. FLETCHER, RYMER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.


BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Arturo Hernandez appeals from his conditional-plea conviction for importation of marijuana in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. Hernandez contends that border agents conducted an unreasonable search of his vehicle when the agents dismantled the interior panels of the doors of the vehicle, revealing packages of marijuana. Hernandez moved to suppress evidence of the marijuana, contending that the search was...

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