United States v. Guzman-Padilla

FOGEL, District Judge:

Daniel Guzman-Padilla (“Guzman”) and Juan Vasquez-Rosales (“Vasquez”) (collectively, “Appellants”) appeal the district court’s denial of their motions to suppress evidence discovered during a stop and search of their vehicle by U.S. Border Patrol agents on February 4, 2007 near the border between the United States and Mexico. Believing that Appellants’ vehicle recently had crossed the border and was carrying contraband, Border Patrol Agent Marc Battaglini instructed that a controlled tire deflation device (“CTDD”) be deployed in the vehicle’s path. As intended, all four…