United States Fifth Circuit

Police violated defendant's Fourth Amendment rights by detaining him pending the completion of a computer check after the stopping officer became aware that the defendant had not committed a traffic violation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/21/2001
• Published 09/21/2001

Judges

• DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, JOLLY and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Diane D. Kirstein, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Henry Joseph Bemporad (argued), San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.