UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 78-5479.

600 F.2d 14 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Calvin WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

Before MORGAN, FAY and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 21, 1979.

PER CURIAM:

Following oral argument we remanded 591 F.2d 1342, 5 Cir. to the district court for a determination of whether United States Border Patrol Checkpoint No. 1171 constitutes the functional equivalent of the border and, if it does not, whether exigent circumstances existed to justify the warrantless search of appellant's vehicle. The district court made detailed and extensive findings of fact...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases