United States v. Willie Calvin Jackson, United States of America v. Roberto Hernandez-Macias

DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

Jackson and Hernandez-Maeias appeal from a conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 174. 1 Their primary contention is that the customs agents did not have probable cause 2 to stop and search the car in which the heroin was found. We affirm.

Jackson registered at the Arroyo Motel in Nogales, Arizona, on January 20, 1968, under the name of James Smith. He did not fill in a car license number on the registration form. However, later he parked a Chevrolet in the space outside his assigned room. The owner of the motel recognized the car, and thought that Jackson was the same person who…