Legal Opinion
United States v. Flores
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 19, 2015No. 15-1515PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
Rodolpho Hernandez Flores was pulled over on an Illinois highway for driving with an obstructed license plate — his rear plate was affixed to his car by a standard frame that covered the plate’s periphery. After Hernandez Flores consented to a search of his vehicle, police officers discovered over five kilograms of heroin, and Hernandez Flores confessed to transporting it. He later moved to suppress the heroin and the confession, arguing that the officer did not have reasonable grounds to pull him over because his plate was not obstructed. Because the arresting officer could not have…
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