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U.S. v. PRIETO

Nos. 07-3484, 07-3485.

549 F.3d 513 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas PRIETO and Fernando Sanz, a/k/a Julio Castro-Cardenas, a/k/a Nicolas Cardenas, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 2, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Ratcliffe (argued), Daniel L. Bella, Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Adam Tavitas, Charles E. Stewart, Merrillville, IN, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before MANION, WOOD, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

After a traffic stop, officers found over four kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in the bumpers of the Honda Civic in which the defendants Thomas Prieto and Fernando Sanz (collectively "the appellants") were traveling. The appellants were both charged with possessing with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of a substance containing metham-phetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). After a three-day trial, a jury found...

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