Legal Opinion
United States v. Benny Carl Lovell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1988No. 87-1682PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Benny Carl Lovell, having entered a conditional plea of guilty to a violation of federal narcotics law, appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence. Finding no merit in Lo-vell’s contentions on appeal, we affirm.
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On May 28, 1987, United States Border Patrol agents Michael Jordan (“Jordan”) and Bradley Williams (“Williams”) were assigned to surveillance at the El Paso International Airport. 1 At approximately 8:30 a.m., the agents observed Benny Carl Lo-vell (“Lovell”) arrive at the Southwest Airlines terminal in a taxi cab. The agents…
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