United States Sixth Circuit

Police officers had probable cause to stop defendant for a traffic violation, and his behavior immediately following the stop, along with the surrounding circumstances, gave rise to sufficient reasonable suspicion to justify detention beyond the traffic stop.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/06/2002
• Decided 09/04/2002
• Published 09/04/2002

Judges

• Before MOORE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  ROSEN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dan R. Smith (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Johnson City, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• R. Jackson Rose (briefed), Harrogate, TN, Mark D. Edmonds (argued and briefed), Eastridge & Edmonds, Johnson City, TN, for Defendant-Appellee.