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United States v. Fuentes

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United States v. Fuentes
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Full case name United States of America v. Juan Carlos Fuentes
SubmittedDecember 10, 1996
DecidedJanuary 21, 1997
Citations105 F.3d 487; 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 463; 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 72
Court membership
Judges sittingJohn T. Noonan Jr., David R. Thompson, Andrew Jay Kleinfeld
Case opinions
MajorityKleinfeld, joined by a unanimous court
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. IV

United States v. Fuentes, 105 F.3d 487 (9th Cir. 1997),[1] was a 1997 case in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that "Mere refusal to consent to a stop or search does not give rise to reasonable suspicion or probable cause." The case involved a Terry stop at an airport of a suspected drug smuggler, and his subsequent flight attempt from Drug Enforcement Administration agents that, along with other suspicious factors, did give the officers probable cause to arrest him.[1]

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  1. ^ a b United States v. Fuentes, 105 F.3d 487 (9th Cir. 1997).
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