United States v. William Michael Skowronski

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant William Skowronski entered a conditional plea of guilty to the second count of a four-count indictment, conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, reserving the right to appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence.

On March 15, 1985, a confidential source informed the government that someone named “Billy” was transporting large quantities of marijuana from El Paso, Texas to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The source advised that Billy was a truck driver for the Old El Paso Company and…