Legal Opinion
Santos Angel Sosa, Jr., and Rolando Sosa v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1977No. 76-1371PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
On the strength of a “chekar” signal alone, Border Patrol agents stopped the Sosa brothers’ car near Hebbronville, Texas. The agents then smelled marijuana in the car. A subsequent search confirmed that olfactory suspicion: some 71 pounds of marijuana were discovered. The trial court denied a motion to prevent use of the contraband as evidence against the Sosas, and found them guilty of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute it in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a).
The Sosas were sentenced on June 26, 1975. They filed a notice of appeal to this Court…
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