Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonel Reyna
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1978No. 76-1898PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
In United States v. Reyna, 563 F.2d 1169 (1977), we retained jurisdiction of the appeal pending determination by the district court of the status of the Sarita checkpoint as a functional equivalent of the border. Because the conviction of appellant was based wholly on evidence obtained during a search at the checkpoint, that determination would be dispositive of appellant’s ap peal. Because the district court determined that the Sarita checkpoint is the functional equivalent of the border, and we do not disturb that finding, we are now prepared to affirm.
In our…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Bowen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. John Lee BowenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Lawrence Edward HartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Enrique Alvarez-GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- United States v. Charles Luddington, United States of America v. Joseph Ronald NelumsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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