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UNITED STATES v. CLAY

Nos. 78-5142, 78-5206, 78-5107, 78-5009 and 77-5651. Summary Calendar.

581 F.2d 1190 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven Wayne CLAY, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rick R. WILEY, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Villanueva REYES, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vincente ARREDONDO, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Franklin Pierce BARBEE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 13, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Wayne Clay, pro se.

Archibald C. McColl, Court-Appointed, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant Clay.

J. A. Canales, U.S. Atty., John M. Potter, George A. Kelt, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., and Robert A. Berg, Asst. U.S. Atty., Corpus Christi, Tex., for United States in all cases.

James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for United States in Nos. 78-5142, 78-5107, 78-5009 and 77-5651.

John M. Potter, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for United States in Nos. 78-5142 and 78-5009.

Ramon Garcia, Edinburg, Tex., for defendant-appellant Wiley.

Anna E. Stool, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for United States in Nos. 78-5206 and 78-5107.

Roberto J. Yzaguirre, McAllen, Tex., for defendant-appellant Reyes.

Homer Salinas, Mercedes, Tex., Phil Harris, Weslaco, Tex., for defendant-appellant Arredondo.

Max J. Luther, III, Corpus Christi, Tex., for defendant-appellant Barbee.

Before THORNBERRY, GODBOLD and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

These cases are decided together because all have a common issue, whether a checkpoint on U.S. highway 77 approximately 14 miles south of Sarita, Texas, is the functional equivalent of the border.

U.S. v. Clay, No. 78-5142

Appellant's car was searched after it was stopped at a checkpoint on U.S. highway 77 approximately 14 miles south of Sarita, Texas. Evidence was obtained...

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