United States v. San Juanita Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals from an order granting a pre-trial motion to suppress evidence in its prosecution of defendant San Juanita Sanchez for possessing and conspiring to possess marihuana with intent to distribute it. The district court determined that the warrantless highway stop and search of the truck being driven by defendant was without adequate cause, in violation of her Fourth Amendment rights. 1
FACTS
The evidence is without conflict and the facts are not disputed. 2 Accordingly, the issue resolves itself into the legal question of whether such facts…
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by34 opinions
- United States v. PersicoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- United States v. Geronimo Muniz-MelchorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- State v. MaxwellSupreme Court of Delaware · 1993
- United States v. Mikal Habeeb Amuny, A/K/A James Anderson, A/K/A Jim Waters, and A/K/A Wayne Roberson, George Ellis Gaston, and Royce David HebertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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