Legal Opinion
United States v. Eric Colin, United States of America v. Efrain Estrada-Nava
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 31, 2002No. 01-50140, 01-50152PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge.
Efrain Estrada-Nava and Eric Colin were indicted on one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). They moved in the district court to suppress the evidence on which the charge was based, claiming it was the fruit of an illegal stop and search. The district court denied the motion. Estrada-Nava and Colin then pled guilty to the charge. 1 We reverse and hold that the police officer who discovered the evidence did so only after he stopped Estrada-Nava and Colin’s car without reasonable suspicion, in…
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