United States Third Circuit

Grant of a motion to suppress evidence in a prosecution for various weapons possession counts is reversed where the totality of the circumstances sufficiently particularized an odor of marijuana to justify a Terry stop of defendants- car.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/06/2005
• Decided 04/05/2006
• Published 04/05/2006

Judges

• NYGAARD, Circuit Judge., Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, McKEE and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kirby A. Heller, (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Jerry D. Massie, United States Department of Justice, Terrorism and Violent Crime Section, Washington, DC, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jomo Meade, (Argued), Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI, for Appellee Samuel Acosta., Stephen A. Brusch, (Argued), Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI, for Appellee Jeffrey Ramos.