United States v. Nobbie

── United States v. Nobbie ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: June 04, 2026 Category: Direct Criminal Case: 25-40022 Document: 60-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/04/2026 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 25-40022 FILED June 4, 2026 Summary Calendar ____________ Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Nyzhair Ahmir Emanuel Nobbie, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:24-CR-783-1 ______________________________ Before Richman, Southwick, and Willett, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam: * Nyzhair Ahmir Emanuel Nobbie was convicted of transporting an illegal alien and conspiring to do the same. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), (v)(I). On appeal, he contends that the district court should have suppressed evidence that three illegal aliens were discovered in his car during a roving Border Patrol stop. In Nobbie’s view, the agent lacked reasonable suspicion _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 25-40022 Document: 60-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/04/2026 No. 25-40022 to stop the car, so the evidence should never have reached the jury. Because the totality of the circumstances supported the agent’s reasonable suspicion that Nobbie was engaged in illegal conduct, we AFFIRM the district court’s denial of Nobbie’s motion to suppress and its judgment of conviction. See United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 884 (1975); United States v. Jacquinot, 258 F.3d 423, 427 (5th Cir. 2001). 2