United States v. Granado

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal of the district court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained during a vehicle stop. Because we find the vehicle stop violated the Fourth Amendment, and the government did not show that the seizure was not the product of that Fourth Amendment violation, we REVERSE the denial of the suppression motion, VACATE the convictions, and REMAND with instructions to suppress.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Jimmy Schroeder (“Schroeder”) was driving south on Interstate 35 in Williamson County, Texas when he…