UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 96-50595
Summary Calendar
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
CARLOS PILAR GARCIA-DELGADO,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
(MO-95-CR-68-1)
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February 25, 1997
Before SMITH, DUHÉ, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Carlos Pilar Garcia-Delgado entered a conditional guilty plea
to possession with intent to distribute marijuana, reserving his
right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress evidence.
Garcia-Delgado contends that his Fourth Amendment rights were
violated because the Border Patrol Agent who stopped the vehicle he
was driving on a private ranch road (this route allowed a bypass of
Marfa, Texas, where the border patrol sector headquarters is
located) lacked reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. He
contends further that the Agent made a second illegal stop of the
*
Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule
47.5.4.
vehicle and that he did not consent voluntarily to a search of the
vehicle following that stop. Pursuant to our review of the record,
we AFFIRM essentially for the reasons stated by the district court
in its thorough, well-reasoned opinion. See United States v.
Garcia-Delgado, No. MO-95-CR-068 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 14, 1996).
AFFIRMED
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