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UNITED STATES v. MARTINEZ-FUERTE

No. 74-1560.

428 U.S. 543 (1976)

96 S.Ct. 3074

49 L.Ed.2d 1116

UNITED STATES v. MARTINEZ-FUERTE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided July 6, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Evans argued the cause for the United States in both cases. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Thornburgh, and Sidney M. Glazer.

Ballard Bennett, by appointment of the Court, 423 U.S. 1030, argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner in No. 75-5387.

Charles M. Sevilla, by appointment of the Court, 423 U.S. 922, argued the cause for respondents in No. 74-1560. With him on the brief was Michael J. McCabe.†

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

These cases involve criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to the transportation of illegal Mexican aliens. Each defendant was arrested at a permanent checkpoint operated by the Border Patrol away from the international border with Mexico, and each sought the exclusion of certain evidence on the ground that the operation of the checkpoint was incompatible with the...

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