Legal Opinion
United States v. Gilberto Nevarez-Alcantar
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1974No. 73-1707PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
Gilberto Nevarez-Alcantar appeals his conviction of possession of heroin with
the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a) (l).1
On April 12, 1973, Alcantar was riding as a passenger on a bus from El Paso, Texas, to San Francisco, California. While en route he became so intoxicated that he was forced to debus at Lordsburg, New Mexico. Alcantar left the bus with a locked suitcase. Shortly thereafter, at approximately 12:20 a. m., in the belief that he had arrived in San Francisco, Alcantar approached two Lordsburg police officers and requested that they…
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