U.S. v. YBARRA CRUZ

No. 19-2132.

982 F.3d 1284 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco YBARRA CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed December 14, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernadette Sedillo , Assistant Federal Public Defender ( Stephen P. McCue , Federal Public Defender with her on the brief), Las Cruces, New Mexico, for Defendant-Appellant.

Allison C. Jaros , Assistant United States Attorney ( John C. Anderson , United States Attorney with her on the brief), Las Cruces, New Mexico for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, BALDOCK, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.


In March 2018, Francisco Ybarra Cruz—by then a terminated confidential informant in federal drug investigations— was stopped for a New Mexico traffic violation. After obtaining consent to search, the officer found more than ten pounds of methamphetamine in Ybarra Cruz's truck. After being indicted, Ybarra Cruz...

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