Legal Opinion
United States v. David Edward Maspero, Frank Mejia Ruiz, and Roger Pacheco
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1974No. 73-2741PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
The appellants were convicted under two counts relating to 2,900 pounds of marijuana, Count One, conspiracy to import and to possess with intent to distribute, and Count Four, possession with intent to distribute. 1 They question the validity of searches of the trailer in which the marijuana was found and the sufficiency of the evidence to support their convictions.
I. The searches.
There was evidence before the court when it denied motions to suppress on the basis of which it could conclude that the following fact situation existed. At approximately 1:30 p. m. a BNDD…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Cooper v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- United States v. Harold Thomas Wilson, United States of America v. Bobby Eugene HendrixCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Corry ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
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