Legal Opinion

United States v. Roberto Luis Lopez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 29, 1990No. 89-2598PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

Roberto Luis Lopez (Lopez) appeals his conviction of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 84Í(b)(l)(B), and 18 U.S.C. § 2, contending that the district court erred in not suppressing the marijuana found in his truck as fruit of an illegal stop under the fourth amendment. Finding no error, we AFFIRM.

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The following facts were developed at the hearing on Lopez’s motion to suppress, at which Lopez testified only about whether he consented to the search of his truck.

On November 1, 1988, at…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. United States v. Rita Ann Cardenas and Shamsideen Abiodun LawalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. ZapataCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. SolisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. AlanizDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2017
  5. United States v. Bivian Villalobos, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998

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