Legal Opinion
United States v. Dennis Gray Morgan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1987No. 87-1433PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
On January 29,1987, Morgan drove up to the Sierra Blanca checkpoint alone. Border Patrol agents told Morgan to open the car’s trunk where they discovered over 200 pounds of marijuana.
The district court denied Morgan’s motion to suppress the marijuana. Morgan and the prosecution stipulated that the district court could consider testimony given at the suppression hearing in deciding Morgan’s guilt or innocence. At trial, Morgan stipulated that the car contained over 50 kilos of marijuana. Morgan pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Gurleon Maxi Jackson, Talmadge Alvin Whitley and Nathan Phillip HicksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. David N. Williams-HendricksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Charles Jackson, and Anthony Wayne Browning, United States of America v. Michael RyanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by48 opinions
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