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U.S. v. VALENCIA-LOPEZ

No. 18-10482.

971 F.3d 891 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enrique VALENCIA-LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 19, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Ryan Moore (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender; Jon M. Sands , Federal Public Defender; Office of the Federal Public Defender, Tucson, Arizona; for Defendant-Appellant.

Corey J. Mantei (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Robert L. Miskell , Chief, Appellate Section; Michael Bailey , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, Tucson, Arizona; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Dissent by Judge Owens.

OPINION

Enrique Valencia-Lopez, a truck driver, was transporting 15,000 kilograms of bell peppers from Mexico to Arizona. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped him at the border and found over 6,000 kilograms of marijuana hidden within the pepper packages. Valencia-Lopez was convicted of four drug felonies...

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