ARIOLA v. STATE

No. 13-86-267-CR.

725 S.W.2d 329 (1987)

Eusebio ARIOLA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

January 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael James Krueger, Kingsville, for appellant.

Grant Jones, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and KENNEDY and BENAVIDES, JJ.


OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

Appellant Eusebio Ariola was convicted of aggravated possession of marihuana. The evidence showed that appellant was driving a van in which about 420 pounds of marihuana had been concealed, when he was stopped by a Border Patrol agent who suspected appellant of transporting illegal aliens. The stop was made near a roadblock-type checkpoint on the open highway, inland from the border crossing. Appellant contends, by one point of...

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