Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Arredondo-Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1978No. 77-5298PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge.
This appeal challenges the denial of a motion to suppress one hundred and thirty-five pounds of marijuana seized during the search of a vehicle stopped at a permanent immigration checkpoint. Defendant-appellant argues that the trial judge erred in finding probable cause for that search and •consequently refusing to suppress the marijuana as evidence.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND:
The facts in this case are not in dispute. At approximately 6:40 a. m. on September II, 1976, the appellant was stopped for a routine citizenship inquiry at the permanent border patrol…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Martinez-FuerteSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jenness v. FortsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. OrtizSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Isaac L. James, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by25 opinions
- United States v. Rickus, Robert F. United States of America v. Nazarok, Dennis M. Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Isidro Olivier-BecerrilCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. John Terrance Garcia, Phillip G. JackmanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Mikal Habeeb Amuny, A/K/A James Anderson, A/K/A Jim Waters, and A/K/A Wayne Roberson, George Ellis Gaston, and Royce David HebertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Howard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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