Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Rene Ponce
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1994No. 92-8356PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZAGEL, District Judge:
Michael Rene Ponce was convicted under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) for possession of heroin with the intent to distribute. Ponce was sentenced to 48 months in prison. He advances three grounds for reversal of his conviction.
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Ponce’s conviction stems from two separate drug arrests. The first occurred on the night of November 10, 1990 in a high crime area in Austin, Texas. Officer Ivey Yancy of the Austin Police Department saw the driver of a car back up at a high rate of speed in front of a gas pump in what he considered to be a reckless manner. Thinking the driver might be…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by125 opinions
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