Legal Opinion
United States v. Sharon Lanelle Martinez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1987No. 85-2836PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the lawfulness, under the Fourth Amendment, of the stop and search of an automobile. An agent of the Drug Enforcement Agency suspected that the occupants of an automobile were engaged in or about to engage in the manufacture of methamphetamine, a controlled substance. After following the automobile for awhile, he stopped it on the highway. A search of the interior and trunk of the automobile revealed incriminating evidence. The driver, Jeffrey Berryman, and his passenger, Sharon Martinez, were later charged with conspiracy to manufacture…
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