U.S. v. ALVAREZ

No. 95-4038.

68 F.3d 1242 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jaime ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce C. Lubeck, Assistant United States Attorney (Scott M. Matheson, Jr., United States Attorney with him on the briefs), Salt Lake City, Utah, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert L. Booker for Booker & Associates, Salt Lake City, Utah, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before ANDERSON and BRORBY, Circuit Judges, and McKAY, Senior Circuit Judge.


BRORBY, Circuit Judge.

The United States brings this appeal seeking review of the district court's order granting the defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731, and reverse.

BACKGROUND

On April 14, 1994, Utah Highway Patrolman Craig Gaines observed a U-Haul rental truck traveling northbound on interstate 15. As he began to overtake the truck, Officer Gaines noticed...

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