United States Tenth Circuit

In a prosecution arising after police officers discovered a handgun and marijuana in a car in which defendant was sitting, his conviction for firearm and drug offenses is affirmed over claims that the district court erred in denying a motion to suppress the evidence that the officers discovered in the car because they: 1) lacked reasonable suspicion to detain him; 2) failed to administer Miranda warnings before questioning him; and 3) failed to obtain a warrant before searching the car.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2009
• Published 01/12/2009

Judges

• HENRY, Chief Judge., Before HENRY, Chief Judge, and BRISCOE, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Paul Antonio Lacy, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Oklahoma City, OK, for the Defendant-Appellant., Edward J. Kumiega, Assistant United States Attorney (John C. Richter, United States Attorney with him on the brief), Oklahoma City, OK, for the Plaintiff-Appellee.