Legal Opinion
United States v. Pablo Trejo-Zambrano, United States of America v. Jesus Fierro-Soza, United States of America v. Frank Fierro-Soza
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1978No. 77-2990, 77-3024 and 77-3182PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOLOMON, District Judge.
Pablo Trejo-Zambrano and Jesus and Frank Fierro-Soza, the appellants, were each convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and of conspiracy. We affirm.
Appellants were jointly indicted. They filed motions to suppress the evidence (79 pounds of marijuana found in the “load” car driven by Jesus Fierro-Soza) asserting that the DEA agents: (1) did not have probable cause to search the load car and (2) failed to obtain a warrant for the search.
After a hearing, the trial court denied the motions. The Fierro-Soza brothers agreed to a court trial. They…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by77 opinions
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- United States v. PardoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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