Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Abreu
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1991No. 90-1097PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute, and possession of with the intent to distribute, more than five kilograms of cocaine. At trial, defendant moved to suppress evidence seized from a tractor-trailer rig. He appeals the district court’s denial of his motion.
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On September 8, 1989, a tractor-trailer rig pulled into the port of entry in Loma, Colorado, on Interstate 70 near the Utah border. Franklin Escaño, the defendant’s nephew, was driving the rig, and Rene Brito was the passenger. The tractor was a 1985 Kenworth titled to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Jorge Enrique ArangoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- United States v. Carmen Maria MaestasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Oscar BetancurCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Darian LyonsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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