United States v. Lloyd Byron Lanford, A/K/A David Allen Mitchell

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Lloyd Byron Lan-ford (Lanford), who entered a conditional plea of guilty under Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(a)(2), appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized following his arrest at a permanent Border Patrol checkpoint. We affirm.

Facts and Proceedings Below

The United States Border Patrol maintains a permanent checkpoint on Interstate 10, slightly west of Las Cruces, New Mexico, which is itself northwest of and within one or two hours’ driving distance from El Paso, Texas. On December 26, 1986, Border Patrol Agent William Jepson…