Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor Garza CANALES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1977-09-09
Citations: 558 F.2d 1201
Docket Number: No. 77-5058
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor Garza CANALES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 558
Pages: 1201–1201

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor Garza CANALES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 77-5058
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 9, 1977.
Nago L. Alaniz, San Diego, Tex., for defendant-appellant.
James R. Gough, Mary L. Sinderson, George A. Kelt, Jr., Robert A. Berg, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-ap-pellee.
Before COLEMAN, GODBOLD and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5 Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This appeal concerns an automobile search at the Falfurrias, Texas, checkpoint, conducted after a stop for a citizenship check. This is a fixed checkpoint at which immigration stops are permitted. U. S. v. Kalie, 538 F.2d 1201 (CA5, 1976). The search, based on the odor of marijuana, was supported by probable cause.
AFFIRMED.