U.S. v. MANZO-JURADO

No. 05-30186.

452 F.3d 1028 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sergio MANZO-JURADO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 20, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony R. Gallagher, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for the defendant-appellant.

William W. Mercer, United States Attorney, and Elizabeth Horsman, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Helena, MT, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR., RONALD M. GOULD, and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges.


BEA, Circuit Judge.

We revisit the important issue of when information available to officers creates a reasonable suspicion that an individual is in the United States illegally so as to justify an investigatory stop. Given the particular facts of this case — individuals' appearance as a Hispanic work crew, inability to speak English, proximity to the border, and unsuspicious behavior — law enforcement lacked reasonable suspicion that Appellant and his...

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