United States v. Moreno

KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.

The defendant-appellant Francisco Moreno (“Moreno” or “the defendant”), a Mexican citizen, has contested his conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) imposed pursuant to his conditional plea of guilty to possessing approximately fifteen kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute, arguing that the district court erroneously denied his motion to suppress the narcotics evidence against him, all of which had been seized from inside his vehicle following a traffic stop. The defendant has contended that the arresting officer had illegally stopped his vehicle.

On the…