United States v. Lawrence Nelson

42 F.3d 1403 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lawrence NELSON, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-10476. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 9, 1994. Decided Nov. 15, 1994. Before: NORRIS, THOMPSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The United States appeals the district court's order granting Lawrence Nelson's motion to suppress evidence. The government contends the district court erred in holding that federal agents violated Nelson's Fourth Amendment right to be free from an unreasonable seizure when they seized him and obtained his permission to search his car. We have jurisdiction over this interlocutory appeal under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3731 . Because we conclude the agents' seizure of Nelson was a valid Terry stop, see Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968), we reverse. STANDARD OF REVIEW 3 We review de novo whether there existed reasonable suspicion to conduct a Terry stop.…