United States Fifth Circuit

Denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained during a vehicle stop in a prosecution for unlawfully transporting illegal aliens in a motor vehicle is affirmed where there was probable cause to stop defendant's vehicle because his vehicle's rear license plate was obscured in violation of state laws.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/09/2006
• Published 05/10/2006

Judges

• GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, DAVIS and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, Michelle Palacios, McAllen, TX, for U.S.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def., Jose I. Gonzalez-Falla, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.