U.S. v. RANGEL-GUZMAN

No. 13-50059.

752 F.3d 1222 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin U. RANGEL-GUZMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holly A. Sullivan (argued), San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Laura E. Duffy , United States Attorney; Bruce R. Castetter , Assistant United States Attorney; William P. Cole , Assistant United States Attorney; Kyle W. Hoffman , Assistant United States Attorney (argued), San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judge, and JED S. RAKOFF, Senior District Judge.


OPINION

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

It is said that every dog has its day. Unfortunately for Kevin Rangel-Guzman, the drug detection dog at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry was having a fine day on September 5, 2011, when Rangel-Guzman and a friend attempted to reenter the United States. The dog alerted to their vehicle, and Customs and Border Protection officers conducted a search. Officers found 91.4 kilograms of marijuana, hidden in a compartment behind the backseat...

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