U.S. v. LANDEROS

No. 17-10217.

913 F.3d 862 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfredo Enos LANDEROS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 11, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Tucker (argued), Assistant Federal Defender; Jon M. Sands , Federal Defender; Federal Public Defender's Office, Tucson, Arizona; for Defendant-Appellant.

Charisse Arce (argued) and Angela W. Woolridge , Assistant United States Attorneys; Elizabeth A. Strange , First Assistant United States Attorney; Robert L. Miskell , Appellate Chief; United States Attorney's Office, Tucson, Arizona; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Marsha S. Berzon, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Our question is whether law enforcement officers may extend a lawfully initiated vehicle stop because a passenger refuses to identify himself, absent reasonable suspicion that the individual has committed a criminal offense. We conclude that they may not do so. As a result, we reverse.1...

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