Legal Opinion
United States v. Orozco
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1999No. 98-50514PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Rafael Gutierrez Orozco entered a conditional plea of guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841, but reserved the right to initiate the present appeal.1 Orozco was arrested after United States Border Patrol agent Robert Bollier discovered 729.9 pounds of marijuana in the pickup truck in which Orozco was a passenger. The facts preceding Orozco’s arrest are not in dispute; Orozco’s sole argument on appeal is that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress because…
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