United States v. Rufino Valdes-Vega

Opinion by Judge PREGERSON; Dissent by Judge CONLON.

OPINION

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Rufino Ignacio Valdes-Vega (“Valdes-Vega”) appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress cocaine found in his truck. Valdes-Vega contends that the stop of his truck by Border Patrol Agents 70 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico Border violated the Fourth Amendment, and consequently, the cocaine found in his truck must be suppressed. We agree. The totality of the circumstances in this case did not provide Border Patrol Agents with reasonable suspicion to believe that Valdes-Vega was…