U.S. v. SUTTON

No. 87-1954. Summary Calendar.

850 F.2d 1083 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnny Michael SUTTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ricardo D. Gonzalez, Walter L. Boyaki, Miranda & Boyaki, El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Michael R. Hardy, Asst. U.S. Attys., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, JOHNSON and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Chief Judge:

Johnny Michael Sutton appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized from his car at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint. Finding that Sutton consented to the search by a United States Border Patrol agent, we affirm.

I.

Johnny Michael Sutton was indicted and convicted in a bench trial in the Western District of Texas of possession with the intent to distribute...

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