Legal Opinion
United States v. Victor Ruben Corral-Villavicencio
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1985No. 83-1269PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
Victor Corral-Villavicencio (“Corral”) appeals from his conviction of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He argues that the search of the vehicle he was driving was not justified as an extended border search and that the customs officers lacked probable cause to stop the vehicle. We hold that although the stop and search of Corral’s automobile was not made pursuant to a valid extended border search, the initial stop was justified on a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, and the subsequent search was based on…
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