Legal Opinion
United States v. Leroy Roberson, Jr., Lonnie Keeper, and Lawanda Whitlock
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 1, 1993No. 92-4589PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Lonnie Keeper, Leroy Roberson, and La-Wanda Whitlock appeal their convictions for various drug-trafficking offenses. ,Wé affirm all convictions except those based on the Travel Act.
Background
Shortly after midnight on Monday, October 14, 1991, Roberson, Keeper, and Whit-lock were passengers in a minivan driven northbound by Darlene Linda McCleod- on state highway 59 in Panola County, Texas. State Trooper Barry Washington, while pursuing a speéder, passed the van and observed its out-of-state license plates and four black occupants. Shortly thereafter Trooper Washington…
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