United States v. Juanita White

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

A jury found Juanita White guilty of two counts of transporting illegal aliens from Mexico into the United States. White contends that the district court erroneously denied her motion to suppress certain evidence as the fruits of an illegal search. We affirm the conviction.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

White was stopped at the San Clemente checkpoint in the early evening on Monday, February 6, 1984. A Border Patrol Agent observed that her car “was riding low in the rear.” He noted that White, an attractive woman driving alone in a nice car, matched the common profile of…