C.D.Cal.: Merely hiding something in a car doesn’t create standing

Defendant was accused of breaking into USPS mailboxes and stealing mail. He failed to show standing in the car he was stopped in. He claimed to own it, having just bought it from a guy whose name he didn’t know, but there was no paperwork to back it up, and the driver was otherwise shown to be the owner. Merely secreting the stolen mail in the car doesn’t create standing. United States v. Rodriguez, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51803 (C.D.Cal. April 15, 2015).

Defendant’s suspicious looking around when at a gas station coupled with his erratic driving was the valid basis for his stop. United States v. Raileanu, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 6607 (9th Cir. April 21, 2015).*

Defendant was stopped for following too close which was corroborated by dashcam video. His DL was suspended and that justified calling for backup and the duration of the stop. United States v. Garcia, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52094 (E.D. Tenn. April 21, 2015),* R&R 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52886 (E.D. Tenn. March 11, 2015).*