U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1976

United States v. Ruben Rojas

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided September 10, 1976 · Ainsworth, Clark, Per Curiam, Ro-Ney

538 F.2d 670 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Bennie E. Ray, Brownsville, Tex., for defendant-appellant., Edward B. McDonough, Jr., U. S. Atty., Mary L. Sinderson, George A. Kelt, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., Robert A. Berg, Asst. U. S. Atty., Corpus Christi, Tex., James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Cases that cite this one

5 later published cases cite this decision.

United States v. Albert Strong (5th Cir. 1977)
United States v. Moreno-Vargas (5th Cir. 2002)
United States v. Daniel Alderete, Jr. (5th Cir. 1977)
United States v. John Paul Gorthy (5th Cir. 1977)
United States v. Ramiro Vallejo (5th Cir. 1976)

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Opinion

PER CURIAM:

The search of appellant’s vehicle took place at the Sarita checkpoint which was the subject of Sifuentes v. United States, affirmed sub nom., United States v. Martinez-Fuerta, —— U.S.-, 96 S.Ct. 3074, 49 L.Ed.2d - (1976). The officer had probable cause to search the car after he detected the car interior smelled of alcohol and marijuana. The judgment of the district court finding appellant guilty of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute is affirmed.

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