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133437P.pdf 05/30/2014 United States v. Jose Vinicio Ovando-Garzo
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 13-3437
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota - Bismarck
[PUBLISHED] [Bye, Author, with Wollman and Benton, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Criminal law. The state trooper's questions to defendant
were within the lawful scope of the traffic stop as the trooper needed to
determine what to do with defendant's truck and his passengers in light of
the severe weather, the remoteness of the location and the passengers'
lack of drivers' licenses, and defendant's statements were admissible; no
written agreement is required for a state official, such as the trooper,
to cooperate with the Attorney General in identifying, apprehending and
detaining an individual unlawfully present in the U.S.