Goodreau

United States v. Goodreau

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38 F. App'x 369
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 21, 2002No. 01-10077, 01-10289; D.C. No. CR-00-00773-JMRCalifornia868 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Todd Goodreau (“Goodreau”) and Richard Cole (“Cole”) (collectively “Deten *371 dants”) appeal their convictions for transporting and attempting to transport illegal aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324 (a)(1)(A)(ii). 1 The district court found that border patrol agents had reasonable suspicion to stop Defendants’ taxis and denied Defendants’ motions to suppress the evidence from the stop. The district court also refused to give Defendants’ proposed jury instructions and found that the jury verdict was supported by the evidence. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

1. The Agents Had Reasonable Suspicion To Stop Defendants’ Taxi-Vans.

We review de novo whether reasonable suspicion exists to stop a vehicle. Ornelas v. United States, 517 U.S. 690, 699 , 116 S.Ct. 1657 , 134 L.Ed.2d 911 (1996). We look at “the ‘totality of the circumstances’ of each case to see whether the detaining officer has a ‘particularized and objective basis’ for suspecting [ ] wrongdoing.” United States v. Arvizu, 534 U.S. 266 , 122 S.Ct. 744, 750 , 151 L.Ed.2d 740 (2002). Officers may “draw on their own experience and specialized training to make inferences from…

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