United States v. Alvarez-Gonzalez

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GARZA, Chief Judge.

The Defendant Enrique Alvarez-Gonzalez is charged by Grand Jury Indictment of possessing approximately 152 pounds of marihuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 841 (a) (1). To this charge he entered a plea of not guilty, waived his right to a jury trial, and submitted his case to the Court alone on the basis of evidence received at the hearing on his Motion to Suppress the marihuana seized by the Border Patrol Agents during a search at the La Gloria checkpoint.

On January 10, 1975, the Court found the Defendant guilty as charged. At…