Legal Opinion
United States v. Joel Vital-Padilla, United States of America v. Simon Contreras-Cuevas, United States of America v. Rene Felix Lopez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1974No. 73-3013 to 73-3015PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants were convicted in a jury trial of conspiracy to smuggle and transport aliens, and of smuggling and transporting aliens not lawfully entitled to enter or to reside in the United States.
Two cars traveling in tandem on De-Luz Canyon Road about sixty miles from the Mexican-U.S. border were stopped by border patrol agents and the aliens were found in the cars. We conclude that the stop of both cars was based upon a founded suspicion. Absent a founded suspicion the stop would have been illegal under Almeida-Sanchez v. United States, 1973, 413 U.S. 266, 93…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Almeida-Sanchez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. Paul v. OatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Juan Manuel Bautista, United States of America v. Javier Cabrera-MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Jan W. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Richard Kevin PostCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Commonwealth v. GullickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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