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UNITED STATES v. REYNA

No. 76-1692 Summary Calendar.

548 F.2d 1154 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David REYNA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 17, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland Dahlin, Federal Public Defender, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

David Reyna, pro se.

Edward B. McDonough, Jr., U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and GEWIN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant's vehicle was stopped for routine citizenship questioning at the permanent Border Patrol immigration checkpoint seven miles south of Falfurrias, Texas. Kilo bricks of marihuana were seen in plain view through holes in a plate covering a portion of the open bed of the vehicle. Stops of this kind at permanent checkpoints do not offend the Fourth Amendment or require a judicial warrant. Sifuentes v. United States, affirmed sub nom. United...

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