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United States First Circuit


US v. VELEZ-SALDANA, 00-2031

Defendant's inability to account for his being in a remote location where drugs had recently been found justified Terry stop and arrest although there was nothing prior to stop that directly linked defendant with the crime.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 06/08/2001
  • Published 06/08/2001

Judges

  • BOUDIN, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA and BOUDIN, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Court

  • United States First Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Robert W. Odasz, for appellant., Aixa Maldonado-Quinones, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division, and Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for the United States.

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