United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of motion to suppress marijuana seized from defendant's vehicle is affirmed where the officer making a traffic stop had a reasonable belief that a traffic violation had occurred, regardless of whether there was such a violation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/24/2006
• Published 04/24/2006

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BOWMAN and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• F. Montgomery Brown, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jason T. Griess, Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines, IA, for appellee.