United States v. Willie Dee Hood, United States of America v. Ella Hood

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Willie and Ella Hood appeal from their convictions of possession of heroin with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1). We affirm.

The Hoods were stopped at 2:00 a. m. after state police officers noticed that the rear license plate of the vehicle in which they were slowly proceeding was not illuminated and that, the car was weaving back and forth across the center of the road (at one point narrowly missing a parked vehicle). Before the Hood car stopped, the officers saw Mrs. Hood bending over in the front seat as though she were attempting to conceal…