Legal Opinion
United States of America,plaintiff-Appellee v. Maurice Lashaw King,defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 28, 2001No. 00-30113PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to decide whether there was reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop under Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968), where the officer misapprehended the traffic law that was the basis for the stop. In view of our recent decisions in United States v. Rojas-Millan, 234 F.3d 464 (9th Cir.2000), and United States v. Twilley, 222 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir.2000), we conclude that the officer’s mistake of law regarding the applicable traffic ordinance precludes a finding of reasonable suspicion. Therefore, we reverse the district court’s…
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