U.S. v. TIONG

Nos. 99-30167, 99-30168.

224 F.3d 1136 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ronald Teck Hua TIONG, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Raul Miguel Rubio-Alabau, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Harrington, AUSA, Spokane, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Carl Oreskovich, Holden & Oreskovich, P.S., Spokane, Washington, for defendant-appellee Rubio-Alabau.

Carl Oreskovich (argued), Holden & Oreskovich, P.S., Spokane, Washington, for defendant-appellee Tiong.

George M. Ahrend, P.S., and Christian J. Phelps, John Cooney & Associates, (briefed), Spokane, Washington, for defendant-appellee Tiong.

Before: TROTT, KLEINFELD, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.


KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:

The only issue in this case is whether there was a sufficient articulated basis for reasonable suspicion for a vehicle stop.

I. FACTS

These facts come from the testimony at the suppression hearing. There were no substantial factual disputes.

A rental car came across the border around 5:30 in the morning, north of a little town in Eastern Washington called Oroville...

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