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UNITED STATES v. LAMAS

No. 78-5751.

608 F.2d 547 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Antonio LAMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 17, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert E. Cooper, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, HILL, and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is brought by Juan Antonio Lamas who, when stopped by a United States Border Patrol Agent, was found to be transporting four undocumented aliens in his automobile. Following a bench trial, Lamas was found guilty of violating 8 U.S. C.A. § 1324(a)(2) and sentenced accordingly. Without challenging the trial court's conclusion that he violated the law, Lamas appeals, asserting only that the agent who stopped his automobile...

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