United States v. Estrada

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Ramiro Estrada (“Ramiro”) and his brother Jorge Estrada (“Jorge”) were charged with aiding and abetting the possession of 68 kilograms of marihuana with intent to distribute. They entered into conditional guilty pleas, reserving the right to appeal the denial of their motions to suppress. We affirm.

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On November 13, 2004, Ramiro and Jorge were returning from Zacatecas, Mexico, in Ramiro’s 1989 Chevy. The vehicle was stopped at approximately 12:08 a.m. on I — 10 by trooper Sergio Villarreal and sergeant Gary Chandler. The video recording of the traffic stop shows…