United States v. Manuel Contreras-Trevino

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Manuel Contreras-Trevino appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a vehicle stop. For the same reasons stated in the district court’s well-reasoned opinion, we find the vehicle stop did not violate the Fourth Amendment, and we accordingly affirm the denial of the motion to suppress.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

On January 26, 2005, Lieutenant Luis Valdez of Jim Wells County Sheriffs Department and Officer Cesar Flores of the Robstown Police Department were working together, patrolling U.S. Highway 281. While on patrol near…