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U.S. v. LOPEZ-VALDEZ

No. 97-50949.

178 F.3d 282 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sonia Luz LOPEZ-VALDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 1, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr., United States Attorney, William Thomas Reid, IV, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Philip J. Lynch, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EMILIO M. GARZA, BENAVIDES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Sonia Luz Lopez-Valdez ("Lopez") appeals from her criminal conviction for willfully transporting illegal aliens. Lopez contends that the district court erred in denying her motion to suppress certain evidence gathered after law enforcement officers stopped her car near the U.S.-Mexican border. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. For the reasons set forth below, we REVERSE the district court's July 22, 1997 denial...

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