· 5/4/1994
United States v. Jose Luis Garcia, United States of America v. Viviano Miranda-Garcia
Citations
- 23 F.3d 1331
- 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 9567
- 1994 WL 169731
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a driver with a Texas license and a passenger with Mexican identification driving a truck full of furniture boxes westward through Nebraska did not provide police with a reasonable suspicion
- holding that a driver with a Texas license and a passenger with Mexican identification driving a truck full of furniture boxes westwsird through Nebraska did not provide police with a reasonable suspicion
- finding officer lacked reasonable suspicion for a second stop where officer released suspects after deciding not to hold them pending the arrival of backup
- finding officer lacked reasonable suspicion for a second stop where officer released suspects after deciding not to hold them pending the arrival of backup
- \We are not empowered to suspend constitutional guarantees so that the government can more effectively fight the war on drugs.\
- “The fact that Garcia was carrying a Mexican identification card does not implicate him in illegal activity.”
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Judges: Arnold, Beam, Jackson
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