United States v. Tenorio

Type

Opinion

Author

Stephen Andrew Higginson

Filed

Dec. 9, 2022

Case

United States v. Tenorio

Case status

Decided

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Case: 21-50989 Document: 00516573581 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/09/2022 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED December 9, 2022 No. 21-50989 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Julio Cesar Tenorio, Defendant—Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 2:19-CR-1512-1 Before Wiener, Higginson, and Wilson, Circuit Judges. Stephen A. Higginson, Circuit Judge: Following a bench trial, appellant Julio Cesar Tenorio was convicted of smuggling bulk cash in violation of 31 U.S.C. § 5332. He was sentenced to sixteen months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release. Tenorio appeals his conviction and sentence, arguing that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained from a stop and search at the border as he was leaving the United States and attempting to enter Mexico. We AFFIRM. Case: 21-50989 Document: 00516573581 Page: 2 Date Filed: 12/09/2022 No. 21-50989 On June 13, 2019, Tenorio drove a Chevrolet Tahoe to the port of entry in Del Rio, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border. Customs and Border Prote…

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