United States v. Taylor

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Christopher Taylor pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress by the *463district court. He now appeals, and we reverse.

I

On January 6, 2006, Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) detective Tiffany Gillespie and her partner responded to a request by a fellow officer to follow a green 1500 Chevrolet truck and initiate a traffic stop if the driver, who officers later identified as Taylor, committed a…