United States v. Luis Haro

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 21 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-50354

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:19-cr-05229-CAB-1 v.

LUIS STEPHEN HARO, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Cathy Ann Bencivengo, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 9, 2021 Pasadena, California

Before: KELLY,** M. SMITH, and FORREST, Circuit Judges. Defendant Luis Stephen Haro was convicted after a bench trial of illegally

transporting an alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(A)(ii). On appeal, he argues

that the district court erred by: (1) denying his motion to suppress evidence because

the border patrol agents lacked reasonable suspicion to stop his car; (2) finding him

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Paul J. Kelly, Jr., United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for…