Description: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants who were charged on February 25, 2021, a grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania returned a five-count Indictment charging Jackson, Martins, and Winfield with: (1) conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) (Count 1); (2) interference with interstate commerce by robbery and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1951(a) and 2 (Counts 2 and 4); and (3) using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) and 2 (Counts 3 and 5). Jackson and Martins both filed pre-trial motions to suppress the physical evidence that the officers recovered from their vehicle. In his motion, Jackson argued that: (1) the officers’ investigative stop amounted to an arrest that was not supported by probable cause; (2) the stop was unreasonably prolonged beyond the time necessary for a valid traffic stop; and (3) the search of the vehicle’s trunk was not supported by probable cause. Similarly, Martins argued that he was arrested without probable cause and that the officers did not have probable cause to search the trunk of the vehicle.

Outcome: Affirmed

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