United States v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Criminal Action No. 26-00026 (AHA) v. TRISTAN HANDELL SMITH, Defendant. Memorandum Opinion and Order Tristan Handell Smith moves to suppress evidence the government seized from a jeep he was in and statements he made, arguing they resulted from an unconstitutional search. The court grants the motion as to the evidence seized and denies the motion as to statements made. I. Background1 On the evening of January 29, 2026, Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) officer Samuel Zambrano-Mora was patrolling by car…