Legal Opinion

United States v. Juan Collazo

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 29, 2016No. 15-5806PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

This cáse involves a traffic stop on Interstate 40 that morphed into a warrant-less search .of the vehicle, which in turn uncovered a cache of cocaine. The vehicle in question was being driven by Juan Col-lazo, with his wife Cinthia as a passenger. At issue is the validity of both the traffic stop and the subsequent search.

Collazo was indicted on one count of conspiracy to possess five kilograms or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute the drug. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee denied Collazo’s motion to…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Rodriguez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  3. United States v. Rondrell Sanford (05-6489) Tyshawn Hill (05-6500)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. BlairCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. William Edward RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by44 opinions

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