Legal Opinion
United States v. Gomez
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 5, 2017No. 16-181-crPublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DRONEY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of a traffic stop of Defendant-Appellant Brayan Gomez. During surveillance in connection with a heroin-trafficking investigation in Hartford, Connecticut, officers observed Gomez commit several traffic violations and stopped his car. During the five-minute traffic stop, the officers prolonged the seizure by asking Gomez narcotics-related questions not pertinent to the traffic violations. After the questioning, Gomez consented to the search of a closed bag in the car’s trunk, which contained nearly a half-kilogram of heroin and drug-packaging…
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