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VARGAS v. STATE

No. 08-91-00426-CR.

852 S.W.2d 43 (1993)

Mario Ramos VARGAS, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

March 31, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Hill, El Paso, for appellant.

Jaime E. Esparza, Dist. Atty., El Paso, for appellee.

Before KOEHLER, BARAJAS and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

This appeal involves the legality of a warrantless search conducted at a permanent U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. Appellant/defendant Mario Ramos Vargas, Jr. (Vargas) challenges the trial court's refusal to suppress 188 pounds of marijuana seized as fruit of a warrantless search of his vehicle at the checkpoint. After the trial court denied his motion to suppress, Vargas elected a bench trial. The trial court found him guilty...

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