United States Eighth Circuit

Under Arkansas law, a state trooper did not have a basis for asking for defendant's bills of lading absent reasonable belief that his truck was not in compliance with state regulations; subsequent search was illegal, and drugs seized from truck must be suppressed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/01/2002
• Published 05/01/2002

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN, HEANEY and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John Wesley Hall, argued, Little Rock, AR (Shannon Lea Blatt, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth Elser, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Fort Smith, AR (Charles E. Smith, on the brief), for appellee.