United States v. Hale

── United States v. Hale ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: May 14, 2026 Category: Direct Criminal 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. 2