Legal Opinion
United States v. Humberto Orona-Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1981No. 80-1829PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
This appeal poses the question whether a stop by a roving border patrol met the requirements enunciated in United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 95 S.Ct. 2574, 45 L.Ed.2d 607 (1975), and its progeny, and was thus constitutionally permissible. E. g., United States v. Pacheco, 617 F.2d 84 (5th Cir. 1980); United States v. Lamas, 608 F.2d 547 (5th Cir. 1979); United States v. Sarduy, 590 F.2d 1355 (5th Cir. 1979). Brignoni-Ponce teaches that stops by roving border patrols are consistent with Fourth Amendment strictures only if the agents “are aware of specific…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Valentin Escamilla and Cosme Sanes EscamillaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Felipe Lopez, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Juan Antonio LamasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Jesus Gonzalez PachecoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- United States v. Maria De Jesus GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. San Juanita SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Noe Lopez-GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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