U.S. v. FUENTES

No. 96-30144.

105 F.3d 487 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Carlos FUENTES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Paul Trejo, Jr., Trejo Law Offices, Yakima, Washington, for defendant-appellant.

Jane M. Kirk, Assistant United States Attorney, Yakima, Washington, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., THOMPSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.


KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:

Fuentes argues that his motion to suppress cocaine found in his pocket should have been granted, because his Terry stop at the airport was not based on reasonable suspicion, and because he was arrested without probable cause.

I. FACTS

Fuentes was stopped at the Yakima airport, by a local police officer working with the DEA, and a DEA agent. The district judge found that these were the reasons for the stop,...

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