United States v. Amin De Castro

VANASKIE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Amin De Castro challenges the District Court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence and statements obtained by a police officer during a street encounter, arguing that he was unreasonably seized when the officer asked him to remove his hands from his pockets. Discerning no error in the District Court's finding that the officer's request was not a seizure, we will affirm the judgment of conviction entered on April 12, 2017.

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