United States v. Santana-Gomez

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

MICHAEL R. MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

Defendant-Appellant Cesar Santana-Gomez was charged in a one-count indictment with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. He moved to suppress evidence obtained from the search of his Chevrolet Malibu, arguing the initial traffic stop was not supported by reasonable articulable suspicion and the subsequent encounter was not consensual. After the district court denied Santana-Gomez’s motion, he entered into a conditional guilty plea with the government. The court thereafter sentenced him to…