Legal Opinion
United States v. Forest Robert Carroll
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1979No. 78-5213PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
The issue this appeal presents is whether the stop of Appellant by the Border Patrol Agents was based on a reasonable suspicion. Since we agree with the District Court’s conclusion that there was a reasonable suspicion for the stop, we affirm.
The critical facts necessary to determine the search and seizure issue were established at the suppression hearing. The suppression hearing consisted of the testimony of Border Patrol Agents Brenner and New-berry, who had twelve and eight years experience, respectively. Their testimony revealed that they stopped a pickup…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by10 opinions
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