Legal Opinion
United States v. Manuel Carrasco Rivera
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1979No. 78-5444PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Manuel Carrasco Rivera was convicted of knowing and intentional possession of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a)(1) (1976). The only issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in denying appellant’s motion to suppress. We find no error in the district court’s ruling and affirm the conviction.
On the evening of December 10, 1977, Customs Patrol Officers Ernesto Ortiz and Robert McGinty observed a vehicle which they suspected belonged to a convicted narcotics trafficker, William Douglas Holt, while on a roving border patrol in the Ysleta area…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. Guillermo Rhodes CruzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Jesus Ybarra Villarreal and Abundio Hernandez MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Valentin Escamilla and Cosme Sanes EscamillaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Carlos Jaime-Barrios, United States of America v. Rafael Pini-OrnelasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TrengeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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- United States v. Arthur Mitchell LueckCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Robert D. Blair v. United States of America, Charles L. Moore v. United States of America, William G. Dodds, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Juan Antonio LamasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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