Legal Opinion
United States v. Jesus Ybarra Villarreal and Abundio Hernandez Martinez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1978No. 77-5079PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Jesus Ybarra Villarreal and Abundio Martinez were tried before the court and found guilty of conspiracy to possess marijuana and heroin with the in-tent to distribute.1 On appeal Villarreal and Martinez argue that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress evidence obtained as the result of a warrantless search. Appellants also challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain their convictions. We affirm.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. Brian Dennis BarnardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- United States v. Anthony Duane Reed, United States of America v. Anthony Duane ReedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. John Terrance Garcia, Phillip G. JackmanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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