U.S. v. CARDENAS-ALATORRE

No. 06-2101.

485 F.3d 1111 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus CARDENAS-ALATORRE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 8, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger A. Finzel, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, NM, for Defendant-Appellant.

David N. Williams, Assistant United States Attorney (David C. Iglesias, United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Albuquerque, NM, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HENRY, ANDERSON, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.


GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

Jesus Cardenas-Alatorre seeks reversal of his conviction for possession with intent to distribute a substantial quantity of methamphetamine, contending primarily that the statute under which he was stopped while driving on a New Mexico highway is unconstitutionally vague and, therefore, the drugs discovered pursuant to that stop should have been suppressed. The state statute in question makes it a misdemeanor for a car's license plate to be...

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