United States Eleventh Circuit
US v. Lopez-Garcia, 08-12662
Defendant's conviction for reentering the U.S. following removal is affirmed, where: 1) the officer who stopped Defendant's vehicle had reasonable suspicion to do so; and 2) because Defendant's arrest was constitutional, his subsequent statements could not be tainted by an improper arrest.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/21/2009
- Published 04/21/2009
Judges
- MARCUS, Circuit Judge:, Before BLACK and MARCUS, Circuit Judges, and BUCKLEW, District Judge.
Court
- United States Eleventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Stephanie Kearns, Kendal D. Silas, Fed. Pub. Defenders, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant., Stephanie Gabay-Smith, John Andrew Horn, J. Elizabeth McBath, AUSA, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.