United States v. Saucedo-Munoz

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Jose Saucedo-Munoz appeals his conviction of possession with intent to distribute marihuana and cocaine, illegal reentry following deportation, and making a false statement. Finding no error, we affirm.

I

State troopers Ruben Garcia and Ethan Upshaw stopped to assist two stranded motorists standing next to a pickup truck with its hood raised and gas tank opened. An empty gas jug lay next to the truck.

The two men told Garcia they were out of gas. When Garcia asked where they had last refueled, they said they had done so in Van Horn with nine dollars worth of gas.…