UNITED STATES v. LEON

No. 22-1070.

80 F.4th 1160 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Alfonso LEON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED September 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bretta Pirie , Assistant Federal Public Defender ( Scott Keith Wilson , Federal Public Defender, with her on the briefs), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Salt Lake City, Utah, for Defendant-Appellant.

Michael Conrad Johnson , Assistant United States Attorney ( Cole Finegan , United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HARTZ, SEYMOUR, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.


Mr. Luis Alfonso Leon was stopped by law enforcement after he was observed illegally driving in a passing lane. During the traffic stop, the officer began to suspect Mr. Leon was trafficking drugs. A search of his vehicle uncovered seventy-six pounds of methamphetamine, and Mr. Leon was charged with one count of possessing...

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