Legal Opinion
United States v. Marcelo Monsivais
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2017No. 15-10357PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES L. DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
The events leading to the arrest and conviction of Marcelo Monsivais occurred on the side of Interstate 20 roughly midway between Abilene and Fort Worth, in Palo Pinto County, Texas. On September 22, 2014, during' daylight hours, Deputy John Baker of the Palo Pinto County Sheriffs Office and City Marshal Abel Saldana of Strawn, Texas, were on patrol in a marked sheriffs car traveling east on 1-20 when they saw Monsivais walking east on the opposite side of the Interstate away from an apparently disabled truck. Baker drove the squad car across the median and…
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