Legal Opinion
United States v. Jesus Fernando Cuevas-Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1987No. 86-1665PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Jesus Fernando Cuevas-Sanchez appeals his conviction of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. In the district court, Cuevas moved to suppress the evidence used to convict him on the ground that it was derived from the unlawful video surveillance of his property. The district court denied this motion and, after Cuevas waived a jury trial, found him guilty. Cuevas, raises only the suppression issue in his appeal.
In early 1986, federal law enforcement agents suspected that Cuevas’s home was being used as a drop house for drug traffickers. On March 13, the United…
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