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* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this
opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited
circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-50403
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
CASIMIRO BIDOT,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. SA-99-CR-508-1-OLG
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December 19, 2000
Before DAVIS, JONES, and DeMOSS, CIRCUIT JUDGES.
PER CURIAM:*
Casimiro Bidot appeals his conditional guilty-plea
conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to
distribute in excess of 500 grams of cocaine in violation of 21
U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. Bidot argues that the district court
erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained as the
result of a traffic stop, in that the state trooper did not have a
particularized and objective basis for initiating the traffic stop.
Our review of the record and the parties’ arguments
convinces us that the district court did not err in denying Bidot’s
motion to suppress as the trooper’s stop of Bidot was justified in
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light of the sudden, erratic movement of Bidot’s van across the
traffic lane. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.
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