Legal Opinion
United States v. Andes-Mar Pereira Barbosa
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1990No. 89-50274PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Chief Judge:
Defendant Andes-Mar Pereira Barbosa appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for importation of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 960, and possession with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He also challenges the district court’s application of Sentencing Guideline § 3C1.1 to increase his offense level by two points. We affirm.
After arriving in the Los Angeles International Airport on a flight from Rio de Janeiro, Barbosa was stopped by Customs Inspector Charles Carlson and asked to present his luggage for inspection. As a…
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