Legal Opinion
United States v. Simon Rosales-Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 8, 2002No. 00-50145PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge.
When Simon Rosales-Rodriguez was stopped while trying to cross the border into the United States from Mexico in September 1999, a customs inspector discovered 100 pounds of marijuana in a hidden compartment of his car. Rosales-Rodriguez was arrested and subsequently indicted on one count of importation under 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960 and one count of possession with intent to distribute under 21 U.S.C. § 841. The possession count was later dismissed.
At trial, Rosales-Rodriguez offered the defense that he had been duped; that someone had taken advantage of his serious…
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