U.S. v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 11-41020.

702 F.3d 206 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yosbel RODRIGUEZ; Norbiel Izquierdo, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Howell Alaniz , Asst. U.S. Atty., McAllen, TX, Renata Ann Gowie , Terri-Lei O'Malley , Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert Mario Zamora , Law Offices of Robert M. Zamora, Corpus Christi, TX, Marjorie A. Meyers , Fed. Pub. Def., Timothy William Crooks , Sarah Beth Landau , Asst. Fed. Pub. Defenders, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, CLEMENT and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Yosbel Rodriguez and Norbiel Izquierdo appeal their convictions and sentences for drug offenses. We AFFIRM.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Rodriguez and Izquierdo were arrested at a Border Patrol checkpoint outside of Falfurrias, Texas, after the cab of the tractor-trailer in which they were stopped by Border Patrol agents was found to contain over 45 kilograms of marijuana in a concealed compartment. The stop was prompted...

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