United States v. Hale

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: May 14, 2026
• Docket: 25-50599
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 25-50599 Document: 58-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/14/2026

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED May 14, 2026 No. 25-50599 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce ____________ Clerk

United States of America,

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Daontae Nathaniel Hale,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 5:22-CR-138-1 ______________________________

Before Jones, Duncan, and Douglas, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:* Daontae Nathaniel Hale appeals his conviction for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, arguing that the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence. We affirm. Hale shows no clear error in the district court’s factual findings. See United States v. Lopez-Moreno, 420 F.3d 420, 429 (5th Cir. 2005); United

_____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 25-50599 Document: 58-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/14/2026

No. 25-50599

States v. McKinnon, 681 F.3d 203, 207 (5th Cir. 2012). And the totality of the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the Government, sufficed to give the Border Patrol agent a particularized and objective basis for suspecting that Hale was engaged in alien smuggling. See United States v. Arvizu, 534 U.S. 266, 273 (2002); United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 884 (1975); United States v. Cantu, 230 F.3d 148, 150 (5th Cir. 2000). Therefore, the district court properly denied the motion to suppress. See Lopez-Moreno, 420 F.3d at 429. Accordingly, the judgment is AFFIRMED.