Legal Opinion
United States v. Edilberto Gonzalez-Basulto
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1990No. 89-1450PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Per curiam
I
Edilberto Gonzalez-Basulto (Gonzalez) was convicted of conspiracy to possess and possession of more than five kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute it. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. He challenges his conviction and his sentence. We affirm.
II
On December 18, 1988, border patrol agents stopped Gonzalez at the Sierra Blanca, Texas permanent immigration checkpoint. Gonzalez was driving a refrigerated tractor-trailer rig. An agent asked Gonzalez if he was an American citizen. Gonzalez nervously responded in broken English that he was an American citizen. The agent detected what he believed…
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