United States v. Sean Sowards

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge WYNN wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge GREGORY concurred. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote a dissenting opinion.

OPINION

WYNN, Circuit Judge:

On appeal, Sean C. Sowards argues that the district court erred in denying his mo*585tion to suppress because the police lacked probable cause to initiate a traffic stop based exclusively on an officer’s visual estimate — uncorroborated by radar or pacing and unsupported by any other indicia of reliability — that Sowards’s vehicle was traveling 75 miles per hour (“mph”) in a 70-mph zone. We agree and…