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United States v. Thomas

District Court, E.D. Texas

Decided March 12, 1992No. 6:91 CR 52PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION

JUSTICE, District Judge.

Early on the morning of August 4, 1991, a Sunday, defendants Merrick Bill Thomas, Jr., Milton Rodriguez Valencia, and Victori-ano A. Minotta were stopped on a highway near Carthage, Texas, by an officer of the Texas Department of Public Safety for alleged safety-belt law violations. At the present time, they are awaiting trial on federal felony cocaine trafficking charges that could result in their incarceration for life. Defendants challenge the law enforcement actions by which the evidence against them was obtained as being viola-tive of the…

2Cases cited144 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Fitzgerald v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2003
  2. United States v. DoeDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1992
  3. United States v. MarlarDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1993
  4. State v. FreelCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2001
  5. State v. TauaHawaii Supreme Court · 2002

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