Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Jesus Lira-Barraza, Civ. A. No. 88-5161
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1990No. 981PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE, District Judge:
Appeal from a sentence departing from sentencing commission guidelines (“Guide lines”). 1 The district court’s opinion is affirmed except for the special assessment.
BACKGROUND
On January 5, 1988 at approximately 7 p.m., border patrol agents near Saltón Sea, California, became suspicious of the driver of an older model Mercury automobile. The driver, apparently the sole occupant of the vehicle, was sitting in a rigid manner and staring straight ahead as he drove past the agents. The rear of the Mercury was riding low as if heavily laden. The agents stopped the car to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. Wilfredo Diaz-VillafaneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Sanchez-LopezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Juventino Mejia-OroscoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by39 opinions
- United States v. Jose Jesus Lira-BarrazaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Luis Montenegro-RojoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. TorresCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Rene Alvarez-CardenasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Joseph E. LangCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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