United States Sixth Circuit

Grant of defendant's motion to suppress evidence in a prosecution for drug-related offenses is reversed where the district court erred by suppressing incriminating evidence seized during a traffic stop and defendant's post-arrest statements because, under the totality of the circumstances, the scope and duration of the detention did not transform a legal traffic stop into an unconstitutional seizure.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/06/2007
• Decided 08/07/2007
• Published 08/07/2007

Judges

• Before: ROGERS and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges;  RUSSELL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Lori A. Hendrickson, Assistant United States Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Philip J. Korey, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:Lori A. Hendrickson, Assistant United States Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Philip J. Korey, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.