Torres

United States v. Torres

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119 F. App'x 874
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 22, 2004No. 04-10186; D.C. No. CR-03-00345-RCCCalifornia668 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Antonio Torres appeals the denial of his motion to suppress about ninety-three pounds of marijuana discovered when he was stopped for a traffic violation of Arizona Revised Statute section 28-730(A), which prohibits following too closely. Torres challenges the constitutionality of the traffic stop and the subsequent inventory search of the rental car he was driving. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Torres first argues that Officer Edward Perez lacked “reasonable suspicion” for the traffic stop. The requirement of reasonable suspicion for an investigatory stop is satisfied when there are “specific, articulable facts which, together with objective and reasonable inferences, form the basis for suspecting that the particular person detained is engaged in criminal activity.” United States v. Garciar-Camacho, 53 F.3d 244, 246 (9th Cir.1995) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted); United States v. Twilley, 222 F.3d 1092, 1095 (9th Cir.2000). An officer’s inferences can be informed by his or her training and experience, but must “be grounded in objective facts and be capable of rational explanation.” United States v. Colin, 314…

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