Legal Opinion
United States v. Acosta-Tapia
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2003No. Nos. 02-10427, 02-10429; D.C. Nos. CR-01-00183-1-HDM, CR-01-00183-HDMPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM**
Appellants Jose Manuel Acosta-Tapia and Marcos Antonio Ortiz appeal from the judgment of the district court following their guilty pleas to one count of conspiracy to possess methampethamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Because the relevant facts are known to the parties, we discuss them here briefly and only as necessary.
Appellants contend that Ortiz did not give valid consent to search his vehicle because of the language barrier between him and officers and because he could not…
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