UNITED STATES v. DIXON

No. 73-3910.

506 F.2d 899 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jack M. DIXON, John Thur Bylund, and Howard C. Arnold, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 15, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Victorson, El Paso, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Bylund and Dixon.

Johnny Searls, El Paso, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Dixon.

Victor Sizemore, El Paso, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Arnold.

William Session, U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Ron Ederer, Asst. U. S. Atty., El Paso, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, RONEY and GEE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The single issue on this appeal is the constitutionality of the 8 U.S.C.A. § 1357 search of a vehicle conducted by border agents at the permanent border checkpoint at Sierra Blanca, Texas. On the basis of our decision today in United States v. Hart, 506 F.2d 887 (5th Cir. 1975), we hold this search to be constitutional. We affirm the convictions of Jack M. Dixon, John Bylund and Howard C. Arnold for possession with...

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