United States Eighth Circuit

A car passenger, detained in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights by police at a drug checkpoint, cannot assert that his Foruth Amendment rights were violated by the recovery of drugs if the driver consented to the search.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/27/2001
• Published 12/27/2001

Judges

• BRIGHT, Circuit Judge., BEFORE:  MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and KYLE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arthur G. Muegler, argued, St. Louis, MO (Nick A. Zotos, St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sam Bertolet, AUSA, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.