UNITED STATES v. PEREZ

No. 20-4285.

30 F.4th 369 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joffrey Izzy PEREZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 7, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Carnell Travis Johnson , JOHNSON & NICHOLSON, PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Erik August Lindahl , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: R. Andrew Murray , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Diaz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Richardson joined. Judge Motz wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment.


Joffrey Izzy Perez appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress three ounces of methamphetamine and two firearms seized during a traffic stop. Officers were alerted to the contraband after a canine unit conducted a dog sniff around the exterior of Perez's car. After the court denied his motion, Perez conditionally...

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