Legal Opinion
United States v. Francisco Hernandez-Alvarado
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1989No. 88-1265PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Hernandez-Alvarado appeals the district court’s conviction and denial of his motion to suppress evidence.1 Defendant claims that police officers did not have reasonable suspicion to stop his car, and thus conducted an illegal search and seizure in violation of the fourth amendment. We agree and reverse the district court’s ruling.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On December 22, 1987, United States Border Patrol Agents Christopher Truty and Diane Smith were conducting traffic surveillance on Interstate Highway 19 near Nogales, Arizona. As they headed northbound,…
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