United States Sixth Circuit

In a prosecution for use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is affirmed over claims that: 1) officers lacked probable cause to effectuate a traffic stop; 2) his detention in the back of a police cruiser continued too long and violated his Fourth Amendment rights; and 3) a search of the vehicle violated his Fourth Amendment rights because officers lacked reasonable suspicion that he was armed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/19/2008
• Published 09/19/2008

Judges

• Before: SILER and COLE, Circuit Judges;  CLELAND, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Michael H. Dzialowski, Law Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan, for Appellant.  Benjamin C. Glassman, Assistant United States Attorney, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Michael H. Dzialowski, Law Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan, for Appellant.  Benjamin C. Glassman, Assistant United States Attorney, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.