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United States v. Juan C. Mendoza-Cepeda

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 18, 2001No. 00-3116PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Juan Mendoza-Cepeda appeals the district court’s 1 judgment entered upon his conditional guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. We affirm.

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Mendoza-Cepeda arrived in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 10, 1999, on a flight from Phoenix, Arizona. Sergeant Burns and Investigator Rasgorshek of the Commercial Interdiction Unit observed Mendoza-Cepeda exit the plane with a carry-on bag and decided to follow him. Mendoza-Cepeda did not claim any checked luggage, and he proceeded to the taxi stand. There, Sergeant Burns approached Mendoza-Cepeda, displayed his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Christopher G. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Gilberto SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. HathcockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Jerry RorexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. Veronica EustaquioCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. United States of America v. Paul Ray JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. Bennie Demetrius WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. Rickey L. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. PerdomaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. AquinoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012

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