Legal Opinion
United States v. Sonia Luz Lopez-Valdez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1999No. 97-50949PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Sonia Luz Lopez-Valdez (“Lopez”) appeals from her criminal conviction for willfully transporting illegal aliens. Lopez contends that the district court erred in denying her motion to suppress certain evidence gathered after law enforcement officers stopped her car near the U.S.-Mexiean border. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. For the reasons set forth below, we REVERSE the district court’s July 22, 1997 denial of Lopez’s motion to suppress and remand for further proceedings consistent herewith.
I. Background
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