United States Fifth Circuit

A conviction pursuant to a conditional plea to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute is affirmed over a claim of erroneous denial of a suppression motion arguing that defendant's detention, beyond the completion of an officer's investigation resulting from an initial traffic stop for illegal lane usage, was unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/10/2006
• Published 10/11/2006

Judges

• REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and REAVLEY and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cristina Walker, Donald E. Hathaway, Asst. U.S. Attys., Shreveport, LA, for U.S., Betty Lee Marak, Shreveport, LA, for Fishel.