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· 5/9/2006

United States v. Manuel Contreras-Trevino

Citations

  • 448 F.3d 821
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 11579
  • 2006 WL 1230269

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding a license plate frame “that covered the top half of the [state name]” gave officers probable cause to initiate a traffic stop for violation of a statute prohibiting objects that “alter[] or obscure[] the letters or numbers on the plate”
  • discussing the effect of amendments to §502.409 on its prior decision in Granado
  • finding a violation of the Texas Transportation Code despite the fact that the plastic license plate frame which caused the obstruction had been attached by the car dealer, not the driver of the vehicle

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Judges: Garwood, Davis, Garza

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