Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Homero OLIVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1976-02-27
Citations: 527 F.2d 1174
Docket Number: No. 75-2377
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Homero OLIVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BROWN, Chief Judge, GOD-BOLD and GEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 527
Pages: 1174–1175

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Homero OLIVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 75-2377
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 27, 1976.
Charles L. Barrera, Alice, Tex., for defendant-appellant.
Edward B. McDonough, Jr., U. S. Atty., James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before BROWN, Chief Judge, GOD-BOLD and GEE, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5 Cir., Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This post-Almeida-Sanchez case involving the Hebbronville Chekar device is reversed pursuant to the United States Supreme Court decisions in United States v. Ortiz, 1975, 422 U.S. 891, 95 S.Ct. 2585, 45 L.Ed.2d 623; and United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 1975, 422 U.S. 873, 95 S.Ct. 2574, 45 L.Ed.2d 607.
We have summarily reversed a series of cases involving use of Chekar devices, including U. S. v. Thompson, 390 F.Supp. 337 (S.D.Tex., 1974), rev'd sub nom., U. S. v. Johnston, Aug. 5, 1975 (unpublished opinion), in which the District Court, fully analyzing the Chekar operation on Highway 1017 near Hebbronville, Texas, had considered it was a permanent checkpoint.
Reversed.
. Almeida-Sanchez v. United States, 1973, 413 U.S. 266, 93 S.Ct. 2535, 37 L.Ed.2d 596.