United States v. Arias-Robles

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Rene Arias-Robles challenges the district court’s conclusion that he voluntarily consented to a search of his truck. We affirm.

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On April 13, 2001, Texas state trooper Michael O’Donnell, a twenty-three year veteran, was manning a weigh station on I — 10 about four miles west of Van Horn, where he had worked as a license and weight inspector for almost five years. When defendant Rene Arias-Robles’s tractor-trailer, heading eastbound towards Van Horn, passed by at about 10:50 p.m., O’Donnell heard a sound coming from its tires which, according to…