Legal Opinion
United States v. Amador Rodriguez Chaidez, A/K/A Rodriguez Amador Chaidez and Amador Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1990No. 89-1634PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Amador Rodriguez Chaidez of violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1988) by knowingly possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it. On appeal, Chaidez contends that the district court 1 should have suppressed both cocaine found in the car that Chaidez was driving and statements he made while in custody. This appeal presents three questions: (1) Did Chaidez voluntarily consent to the search of his car?; (2) If so, was the cocaine discovered during a search that was within either the scope of that consent or one of the other exceptions to the…
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