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U.S. v. CRUZ-HERNANDEZ

No. 93-5313.

62 F.3d 1353 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Severino CRUZ-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 6, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Birch, Asst. Federal Public Defender, West Palm Beach, FL, for appellant.

Kendall Coffey, U.S. Atty., Miami, FL, William Michael, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Pierce, FL, Lynne W. Lamprecht, Linda Collins Hertz, Lisa A. Hirsch, Carol Herman, Asst. U.S. Attys., U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for appellee.

Before ANDERSON and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and JOHNSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

This case requires us to determine whether a roving border patrol agent had reasonable suspicion to stop the defendant to verify his citizenship. The district court denied a motion to suppress statements and evidence and found that the factors asserted by the border patrol agent were sufficient to support a reasonable suspicion. We AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

On April 23, 1993, Senior Border Patrol Agent Matthew Zetts and a trainee...

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