IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-41134
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
versus
JOSEPH VITO FAZIO,
Defendant-Appellant
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No. 97-41135
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff-Appellee
versus
LEE JAMES JENSEN
Defendant-Appellant
Appeals from the United States District Court
For the Eastern District of Texas
(1:96-CR-117-2)
September 14, 1998
Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, HIGGINBOTHAM, and EMILIO M. GARZA,
Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
This case presents a close question regarding the validity of
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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 5TH CIR. R.
47.5.4.
an automobile search on an interstate highway. It boils down to a
judgment call of whether the arresting officer unreasonably
extended an otherwise legal detention.
We have considered the briefs, heard oral argument, reviewed
the transcripts of the videotaped arrest, and the hearings on the
motion to suppress. Ultimately, we are persuaded that the district
court did not err in denying the motion to suppress. For
essentially the reasons stated by the district court, we AFFIRM.
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