United States Ninth Circuit

In a drug prosecution, denial of defendants' motion to suppress evidence is affirmed where the stop of defendants' vehicle was a valid seizure incident to an extended border search, and the force used to effect the stop was not excessive.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/07/2009
• Decided 07/23/2009
• Published 07/23/2009

Judges

• FOGEL, District Judge:, Before HARRY PREGERSON and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and JEREMY FOGEL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Karen P. Hewitt, U.S. Atty., and Mark R. Rehe, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Shaun Khojayan (argued), San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Juan Vasquez-Rosales., Janet C. Tung (briefed) and Ellis M. Johnston, III (argued), Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Daniel Guzman-Padilla.