United States v. Jose Viera and Jose Alonso
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Jose Viera and Jose Alonso were convicted at a bench trial of two counts of violations of the drug laws, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. On appeal they contend that the district court erred in denying their motion to suppress the introduction of methaqualone (quaaludes) found in their suitcases. We affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, 1 the evidence shows that defendants traveled by bus from the Los An-geles area to Miami, changing buses in Jacksonville. The driver on the Jacksonville to Miami leg of the journey was Robert McCort, who had…
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