Legal Opinion
United States v. Carreon-Palacio
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 19, 2001No. 00-50362PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Miguel Carreon-Palacio, Humberto Santos, and Jose Lopez-Aguayo appeal their convictions for possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marihuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B). Finding sufficient evidence to support their convictions and no error in the denial of their motions to suppress, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
The defendants’ convictions stem from a drug seizure in rural North Carolina. Agent Ibarra of United States Customs received information from a tipster that prompted a surveillance of Carreon’s home in Eagle Pass, Texas. On…
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