Legal Opinion
United States v. Kenneth Love
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1979No. 78-5425PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
This case comes to us on direct appeal from a conviction of Kenneth Richard Love for possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We affirm.
Appellant Love was the sole passenger in a van that arrived at the Sarita, Texas, border checkpoint in February 1978; the van was driven by Marc William McNiff, whose father owned the vehicle. Border Patrol Agent Charles McClure questioned both men about their citizenship, and as he was doing so, the agent detected the odor of marijuana. After directing the van into a secondary inspection area,…
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