Document: 429 U.S. 1 97 S.Ct. 24 50 L.Ed.2d UNITED STATESv.Kenneth Lee MORRISON. No. 75-1534. Oct. 12, 1976. PER CURIAM. On September 27, 1972, a car driven by respondent was stopped Border Patrol agents at the permanent immigration traffic checkpoint near Truth or Consequences, N. M. An agent detected odor of marihuana; then searched, disclosing large quantity marihuana. 2 Respondent charged with possessing marihuana intent to distribute in violation 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He filed pretrial motion suppress on ground that search his violated Fourth Amendment. waived right jury trial. The heard during trial merits, and District Court denied found guilty as charged. 3 Approximately three months later, we held warrantless roving patrol vehicles for aliens, conducted without probable cause point removed from border its functional equivalent, Almeida-Sanchez v. United States, 413 266, 93 2535, 37 596 (1973). Appeals Tenth Circuit thereafter should be applied retroactively rationale encompasses searches fixed checkpoints. States King, 485 F.2d 353 (1973); Maddox, 361 4 Respondent's original reconsidered Court1 light supra, following order entered: 5 "(I)t is hereby 6 "ORDERED which subject matter charge herein shall suppressed. 7 "The will take appropriate action consistent this Order if not appealed America affirmed appeal." 8 Thereupon Government pursuant 18 3731.2 While appeal pending Appeals, Bowen 422 916, 95 2569, 45 641 (1975); Peltier, 531, 2313, 374 (1975), prior June 21, 1973. After moved summary reversal Court's suppression order, benefit briefing oral argument, dismissed Government's lack jurisdiction, finding double jeopardy would bar retrial. court, citing Jenkins, 420 358, 1006, 43 250 felt because further proceedings involving "the resolution factual issues going elements offense . ." required. 9 We cannot agree. In Wilson, 332, 1013, 232 held: 10 "(W)hen judge rules favor defendant after verdict has been entered trier fact, may ruling running afoul Double Jeopardy Clause." Id., 352-353, S.Ct., 1026. 11 holding Wilson applies bench here, for, stated supra : 12 "Since Clause Fifth Amendment nowhere distinguishes between trials, principles given expression through apply cases tried judge. 13 "A general guilt analogized 'guilty' returned jury." U.S., 365-366, 1011. 14 (1, 2) Thus here purposes same guilty. therefore entitled suppressing evidence, since success result reinstatement guilt, rather than relating innocence. As there remain only imposition sentence entry judgment conviction Fed.Rule Crim.Proc. 32. 15 grant petition certiorari, vacate remand opinion. 16 It so ordered. At time, case still before court sentencing. Criminal Act provides pertinent part: "In criminal an lie appeals decision, judgment, district dismissing indictment information any one more counts, except no where clause Constitution prohibits prosecution."

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