Enough Evidence Supported Pot Possession Convictions, Court Says

A district court considered sufficient evidence, witness testimony, and correctly chose not to suppress statements that resulted in two Mexican citizens being convicted of marijuana possession with intent to distribute one hundred kilograms or more, the Fifth Circuit sitting en banc ruled Friday.

The convictions of Victor Manuel Campos-Ayala and Martin Moncada-De La Cruz were upheld by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sitting en banc in a 13-4 ruling affirming the lower court. The decision reverses a split decision reached by a three-judge panel of the appeals court, whose majority had ruled there was insufficient evidence ...