United States v. Francisco Rico-Soto

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Francisco Rico-Soto was convicted, after being arrested at a traffic stop, of harboring illegal aliens. He appeals the admission of evidence obtained from the warrantless stop, claiming lack of reasonable suspicion. We affirm.

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