Keeler

United States v. Keeler

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8 F. App'x 631
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 18, 2001No. 98-50387; D.C. No. CR-97-01262-RAPCalifornia600 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Kevin Keeler appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress the fruits of a Terry stop and subsequent search of his car. Keeler was convicted of possession of stolen mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708 after he entered a conditional guilty plea which preserved his right to appeal the denial of his suppression motion. We have jurisdiction and we affirm.

The denial of a motion to suppress is reviewed de novo. United States v. Wright, 215 F.3d 1020, 1025 (9th Cir. 2000). A district court’s factual findings *633 are reviewed for clear error. United States v. Mattarolo, 209 F.3d 1153, 1155-56 (9th Cir.2000).

Keeler contends that LAPD Sergeant Perez lacked reasonable suspicion to detain him when Perez approached Keeler’s parked car and began questioning him. Keeler asserts that an anonymous tip, coupled with innocuous observations, is insufficient to justify a Terry stop. Keeler does not dispute the district court’s findings, only the legal conclusions drawn from them.

In order to comply with the Fourth Amendment, an investigatory stop by the police may be made only if the officer has “a reasonable suspicion supported by articulable facts that…

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