Browse 25 confidential informant reliability cases decided by Fifth Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Fifth Circuit: Probable Cause Justified Vehicle Search After Traffic Stop
United States v. Ponce, decided by Fifth Circuit on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized f...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Delgado, decided by Fifth Circuit on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtain...
Fifth Circuit: Informant Tip Plus Evasive Driving = Reasonable Suspicion
United States v. Ducksworth, decided by Fifth Circuit on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence sei...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
United States v. Lopez, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obta...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Under Automobile Exception
United States v. Swarner, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
Fifth Circuit Affirms BIA's Interpretation of Aggravated Felony
Fuentes-Pineda v. Bondi, decided by Fifth Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings for a non-ci...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Quintanilla-Matamoros, decided by Fifth Circuit on January 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Under Automobile Exception
United States v. Cockerham, decided by Fifth Circuit on December 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
United States v. Elkins, decided by Fifth Circuit on December 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence sei...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Peterson, decided by Fifth Circuit on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Hudson, decided by Fifth Circuit on December 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obta...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Voluntary Consent
United States v. Rubalcava, decided by Fifth Circuit on December 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence, ...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
United States v. Ducksworth, decided by Fifth Circuit on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip and Evasive Driving
United States v. Castro, decided by Fifth Circuit on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence sei...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
United States v. Limon, decided by Fifth Circuit on November 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seiz...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Furtive Movements and Marijuana Smell
United States v. Jimenez, decided by Fifth Circuit on October 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence sei...
Fifth Circuit: Informant's tip provided reasonable suspicion for traffic stop and search
United States v. Alaniz, decided by Fifth Circuit on October 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seize...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Constantinescu, decided by Fifth Circuit on October 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress eviden...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. King, decided by Fifth Circuit on September 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obta...
Fifth Circuit: Border Patrol had reasonable suspicion for vehicle stop and search
United States v. Esquivel-Bataz, decided by Fifth Circuit on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evi...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Mancilla, decided by Fifth Circuit on September 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to supp...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Simpson, decided by Fifth Circuit on September 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence o...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Humbles, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. King, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtaine...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Baxter, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtain...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 25 confidential informant reliability cases from Fifth Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 25.
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