UNITED STATES v. MARTINEZ

No. 85-2836.

808 F.2d 1050 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sharon Lanelle MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucien M. Campbell, Nancy B. Barohn, Asst. Federal Public Defenders, San Antonio, Tex., for Martinez.

Michael R. Hardy, Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Attys., San Antonio, Tex., for U.S.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WISDOM and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns the lawfulness, under the Fourth Amendment, of the stop and search of an automobile. An agent of the Drug Enforcement Agency suspected that the occupants of an automobile were engaged in or about to engage in the manufacture of methamphetamine, a controlled substance. After following the automobile for awhile, he stopped it on the highway. A search of the interior and trunk of the automobile revealed incriminating evidence...

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