Court affirms SD drug convictions

Thursday, April 8

Court affirms SD drug convictions: "federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of two men found to have drugs in their car when stopped for speeding west of Rapid City two years ago.
Jese Hernandez Mendoza of Washington state and Eddie Martinez of Los Angeles were sentenced to 10 years in prison for having methamphetamine and cocaine hidden in their car.
They argued in part that the vehicle search was unreasonable because the Highway Patrol trooper knew a similar search earlier in the day in Wyoming hadn't uncovered any drugs. One defendant said statements he later made should have been suppressed because of that."

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