Legal Opinion
United States v. Felix Humberto Brignoni-Ponce
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 15, 1974No. 73-2161PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Felix Humberto Brignoni-Ponce appeals his conviction for transporting aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a) (2). Two illegal aliens were discovered following a warrantless stop of his car near the San Clemente immigration checkpoint. The government contends that even if recent decisions by the Supreme Court and this court have stripped the Border Patrol of its author ity to stop vehicles and search them for aliens, the Border Patrol still retains the authority, exercised in this case, to stop and interrogate any person believed to be an alien as to…
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3Cited by30 opinions
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