Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul Garcia, Jr., T/n, Jose Martinez-Lopez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1975No. 74-3190PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before TRASK and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and PECKHAM, * District Judge. WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Martinez-Lopez appeals from a conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He questions only the denial of his motion to suppress. We affirm.
Martinez-Lopez was driving north on Interstate Highway 5 when he approached the fixed checkpoint operated by the United States Border Patrol at San Clemente. The pfficer at the checkpoint observed that Martinez-Lopez was driving a type of car with a deep trunk commonly used to smuggle aliens,…
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