U.S. v. TORRES

No. 07-1669.

534 F.3d 207 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant v. Johnny TORRES.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: July 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Zauzmer (Argued), United States Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Dennis J. Cogan (Argued), Cogan, Petrone & Associates, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Before: BARRY, JORDAN and HARDIMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal arising under the Fourth Amendment, we consider whether Philadelphia police officers possessed sufficient reasonable articulable suspicion to stop a car. The traffic stop was based on information provided by a taxi driver who called 911 after he saw a man brandish a gun at a gas station. The District Court found that the 911 call did not provide police with reasonable suspicion to effectuate the...

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