U.S. v. BECERRA-GARCIA

No. 03-10654.

397 F.3d 1167 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Efrain BECERRA-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Tucker, Tucson, AZ, for the defendant-appellant.

Erik J. Markovich, Assistant United States Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before MESKILL, TROTT, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.

Efrain Becerra-Garcia challenges the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence, namely the discovery by tribal rangers of illegal aliens in his van while crossing the Tohono O'odham Nation. Although the scope of the rangers' authority and the location of the stop on reservation land inform our analysis, this case boils down to a determination whether the rangers' stop of Becerra-Garcia was reasonable. We conclude...

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