Legal Opinion
United States v. Enrique Alvarez-Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1976No. 75-3537PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Enrique Alvarez-Gonzalez appeals from his conviction in a bench trial for possession of approximately 152 pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1970). The sole question on appeal concerns the validity of the district court’s ruling that the search of appellant’s trunk by a Border Patrol officer at a Border Patrol checkpoint near La Gloria, Texas, was a search at the “functional equivalent” of the border. 1 See Almeida-Sanchez v. United States, 413 U.S. 266, 272-73, 93 S.Ct. 2535, 37 L.Ed.2d 596 (1973). Lacking…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Martinez-FuerteSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Almeida-Sanchez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. OrtizSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bowen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by29 opinions
- United States v. Dennis Michael Johnson, and Stephen Arthur BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Charles Jackson, and Anthony Wayne Browning, United States of America v. Michael RyanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. John Terrance Garcia, Phillip G. JackmanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Felipe Lopez, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Sixto MirelesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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