UNITED STATES v. SANDOVAL-RUANO

Crim. No. 77-0382.

436 F.Supp. 734 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Jose Luis SANDOVAL-RUANO et al., Defendants, Ruben Martinez-Rivera and Juventino Patricio-Barajas, other Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. California.

August 5, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry J. Knoepp, U. S. Atty., James A. Wilson, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff.

Frank R. Murphy, III, San Diego, Cal., for Jose Luis Sandoval-Ruano.

David B. Moon, Jr., San Diego, Cal., for Juventino Patricio-Barajas.

Frank T. Vecchione, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, Cal., for Ruben Martinez-Rivera.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GORDON THOMPSON, Jr., District Judge.

The defendant was stopped by Border Patrol Agent Alfred Lopez at the traffic checkpoint on State Route 22 (S-22 checkpoint) at approximately 1:30 a. m. on May 11, 1977. Agent Lopez had only just arrived and begun to set up the checkpoint equipment at that night's location when he observed the defendants' approaching vehicle. In the few minutes before the stop of defendants, Agent Lopez had...

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