Legal Opinion

United States v. Castro-Valenzuela

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 3, 2002No. 01-10450; D.C. No. CR-00-01603-FRZPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Jorge Castro-Valenzuela (Castro) appeals from his conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 841 for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Castro argues that the district court should have suppressed the marijuana that Border Patrol agents found in his truck because the agents did not have reasonable suspicion to stop him. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

We review de novo a district court’s denial of a motion to suppress.1 Whether particular facts constitute reasonable suspicion is a mixed question of law and fact that we also review de novo.2…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. United States v. Albert M. LefkowitzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980

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