Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Bailey COOK, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1977-06-08
Citations: 553 F.2d 900
Docket Number: No. 76-1023
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Bailey COOK, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GEWIN, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 553
Pages: 900–900

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Bailey COOK, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 76-1023.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 8, 1977.
Rehearing Denied July 11, 1977.
Oscar J. Pena, Laredo, Tex., for defendant-appellant.
Edward B. McDonough, Jr., U. S. Atty., Mary L. Sinderson, George A. Kelt, Jr., James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before GEWIN, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Appellant was convicted of possessing, with intent to distribute, 497 pounds of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(l)(1970), and was sentenced to serve three years with a special parole term of two years. Appellant complains that the Border Patrol did not have probable cause to search his automobile at the Randado, Texas, checkpoint. In light of our decision today that the Randado checkpoint is a functional equivalent of the border, United States v. Wilson, 553 F.2d 896 (5th Cir. 1977), we need not inquire whether probable cause existed to search the trunk of appellant's car. His conviction is
AFFIRMED.