United States Eighth Circuit

Evidence was sufficient to support counterfeiting conviction. District court did not err in admitting the counterfeit bills over an objection concerning chain of custody. Traffic stop did not violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights as officers had warrant to search his residence and the purpose of the stop was to inform defendant of the search and assure officer safety.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2003
• Published 02/14/2003

Judges

• HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, BEAM and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert L. Depper, Jr., argued, El Dorado, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Deborah J. Groom, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Smith, AR (Tom Gean and Claude S. Hawkins, Jr., on the brief), for appellee.