U.S. v. MONTERO-CAMARGO

Nos. 97-50643, 97-50645.

177 F.3d 1113 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. German Espinoza MONTERO-CAMARGO, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lorenzo Sanchez-Guillen, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Murray, Oden, Greene, Murray & Thompson, San Diego, California, for appellant Montero-Camargo.

Steven F. Hubachek, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for appellant Sanchez-Guillen.

Sangeeta G. Patel, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, San Diego, California, for the appellee.

Before: KOZINSKI and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and DAMRELL, District Judge.


Opinion by Judge DAMRELL; Dissent by Judge KOZINSKI.

DAMRELL, District Judge:

We must decide various issues arising from appellants' convictions and one appellant's sentence for federal crimes arising out of a traffic stop near a border patrol checkpoint.

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On the afternoon of October 15, 1996, border patrol agents stationed at the Northbound Highway 86 checkpoint in El Centro, California received a tip from a passing motorist that two northbound...

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