Legal Opinion
United States v. Henry Espinosa
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1986No. 84-1899PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE R. WEST, District Judge.
Introduction
Defendant was indicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and aiding and abetting in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2. The district court denied defendant’s pretrial motion to suppress cocaine found in his car. Defendant then entered a conditional plea of guilty under Rule 11(a)(2), Fed.R.Crim.P.
Defendant now appeals the denial of his motion to suppress, contending:(1) his detention at the border patrol checkpoint was an unconstitutional seizure of of his person in violation of the Fourth Amendment;(2) his…
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