United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of a motion to suppress evidence in a prosecution for drug-related offenses is affirmed where a momentary extension of a lawful traffic stop to permit the police to complete a canine sniff of the vehicle did not violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights, and the fruits of the resulting search were admissible.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/15/2006
• Published 05/15/2006

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Assistant Federal Public Defender, Omar F. Greene, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Assistant U.S. Atty., Anne Gardner, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.