Mateo-Reyes
United States v. Mateo-Reyes
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 12 2025
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-5725 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:23-cr-01722-LL-1 v.
MEMORANDUM*
HECTOR DANIEL MATEO-REYES,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Linda Lopez, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted December 4, 2025** Pasadena, California
Before: BEA, BADE, and LEE, Circuit Judges.
Defendant-Appellant Hector Daniel Mateo-Reyes appeals the district court’s
denial of his motion to suppress evidence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1291, and we affirm.
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). On July 30, 2023, United States Border Patrol Agent Jeremy Peres was
patrolling a mountainous area near San Diego, California known for illegal border
crossings when he…