Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Luis Garcia, United States of America v. Viviano Miranda-Garcia
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1994No. 93-2195, 93-2634PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Nebraska State Patrol Trooper Gerald Schenck found cocaine and other evidence of illegal drug commerce in a truck driven by Viviano Miranda-Garcia, in which Jose Luis Garcia was a passenger. Schenck’s discovery was made during a search that occurred after Schenck stopped the truck for the second time as it travelled through Nebraska on 1-80. Miranda-Garcia and Garcia (collectively “the appellants”) were both charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession-with the intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). The district court adopted…
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