United States Tenth Circuit
US v. Chavez, 07-2008
A conviction for drug related offenses is affirmed over a claim of erroneous denial of a motion to suppress where a patrolman's stop and search of defendant's vehicle was justified under the "collective knowledge" doctrine.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/29/2008
- Published 07/30/2008
Judges
- EBEL, Circuit Judge., Before HARTZ, EBEL and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Tenth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Arturo B. Nieto, Albuquerque, NM, for Defendant-Appellant Victor Chavez., Gregory J. Fouratt, Assistant United States Attorney (Larry Gomez, Acting United States Attorney, with him on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America.