United States Eighth Circuit

An order granting defendants' suppression motions in a prosecution for drug related offenses is reversed where the district court erred in suppressing evidence resulting from a traffic stop as a state trooper had probable cause to search one defendant's car after she stopped to observe the traffic stop of the other defendant, her traveling companion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/03/2006
• Published 07/05/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John E. Higgins, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Omaha, NE, for appellant., Michael J. Tasset, Oakland, NE, for appellant Alford.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey L. Thomas, Federal Public Defender, Omaha, NE, for appellee Valle Cruz.