United States v. Alirio Hastamorir, Hernan Lopez, Antonio Ledezma

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• holding that officer drawing his gun and handcuffing the suspect was reasonable and did not convert investigatory detention into arrest
• holding that the handcuffing of three detainees did not convert a Terry stop into an arrest because the officers “reasonably believed that the [de- tainees] presented a potential threat to their safety”
• holding a defendant who repeatedly denied any knowledge of a car where drugs were discovered abandoned any reasonable expectation of privacy in the car
• finding it reasonable for officers to handcuff defendant for safety reasons during an investigative stop related to a large drug transaction
• finding that drawing weapons and handcuffing suspects during course of a Terry stop USCA11 Case: 23-12286 Document: 65-1 Date Filed: 06/13/2025 Page: 11 of 17 23-12286 Opinion of the Court 11 reasonably provided for officers’ safety even with multiple officers on the scene
• affirming finding of probable cause based on evidence found during investigative stop

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