U.S. v. LOPEZ-SOTO

No. 99-50201.

205 F.3d 1101 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Armando LOPEZ-SOTO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 8, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin L. Coleman, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellant.

Paul C. Johnson, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: TROTT and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and MOLLOY, District Judge.


W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Armando Lopez-Soto appeals from the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence that was the basis of his conviction. Because the police officer who discovered the evidence did so only after he had stopped Lopez-Soto's car without reasonable suspicion, we conclude that the stop violated the Fourth Amendment and that the evidence must be suppressed.

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