Legal Opinion
United States v. Fort
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 2001No. 00-10418PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence imposed following Alvester Fort’s guilty plea to a one-count indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute approximately 561.2 pounds of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
*478Fort’s conviction arose from the stop of his commercial truck by a Texas Department of Public Safety officer, Mike Scales. Fort filed a motion to suppress all evidence obtained as a result of this stop and the subsequent seizure of his truck. The' district court denied the motion. See United States v. Fort, 81 F.Supp.2d.…
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