United States v. Andres Carbajal

Andres Carbajal entered a conditional plea of guilty to possessing with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. Carbajal now appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his motion to suppress evidence.

Carbajal was traveling on Interstate 30 when Arkansas State Police Trooper Adam Pinner observed Carbajal’s vehicle following too closely behind the vehicle in front of him. Trooper Pinner pulled Carbajal over. Over the course of the stop, Trooper Pinner made several observations that caused him to suspect that Carbajal was engaged in illegal activity, including that Carbajal was…