Legal Opinion
United States v. Santana-Garcia
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 5, 2001No. 00-4087PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
After a traffic stop of Defendants Jose de Jesus Santana-Garcia and Gonzalo Alonso Ruiz-Tovar, a Utah State Trooper uncovered drugs during a search of their vehicle. A federal grand jury charged Defendants in a three-count indictment with (1) possessing 500 or more grams of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); (2) possessing 500 or more grams of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and (3) eluding examination and inspection by immigration officials in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(2). Defendants subsequently moved to suppress physical…
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