U.S. v. RICO-SOTO

No. 09-30648.

690 F.3d 376 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco RICO-SOTO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Camille Ann Domingue , Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), James Thomas McManus , Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mark David Plaisance (argued), Thibodaux, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before SMITH, GARZA and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Francisco Rico-Soto was convicted, after being arrested at a traffic stop, of harboring illegal aliens. He appeals the admission of evidence obtained from the warrantless stop, claiming lack of reasonable suspicion. We affirm.

I.

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