U.S. v. ALVARADO-ZARZA

No. 13-50745.

782 F.3d 246 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Marco Antonio ALVARADO-ZARZA, also known as Marco Antonio Alvarado Zarza, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX Jennifer Sheffield Freel , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James Stafford , Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BARKSDALE, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


Marco Antonio Alvarado-Zarza appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress the evidence of cocaine found during a stop for a traffic violation premised on his failure to signal properly before turning. We REVERSE the judgment of conviction and REMAND for further proceedings.

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