United States Eleventh Circuit

In a drug prosecution, denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is affirmed where: 1) the state regulatory scheme pursuant to which the evidence was recovered provided ample notice to owners of commercial vehicles and drivers that a commercial vehicle operating upon the public highways will be subject to being stopped and inspected; and 2) the discretion of the inspecting officers was adequately limited by the regulatory scheme.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/12/2009
• Published 08/12/2009

Judges

• ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT, ANDERSON and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher C. Bly, Sandra Strippoli, John Andrew Horn, U.S. Atty., Atlanta, GA, for U.S.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer S. Hanson, Bruce S. Harvey, Law Office of Bruce S. Harvey, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.