United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction for conspiracy to distribute marijuana is affirmed over a claim of erroneous denial of a motion to suppress where: 1) for purposes of expanding a traffic stop, the circumstances including a patriotic magnet on a rental car, a newer lock on the U-Haul trailer, a DEA cap, inconsistent INS/Homeland Security credentials, air freshener, and defendant's nervousness, supported suspicions unrelated to the traffic offense; and 2) the 20-minute length of the detention was reasonable and did not involve delay unnecessary to the legitimate investigation of the trooper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2007
• Published 04/26/2007

Judges

• BENTON, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, GRUENDER and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen R. McCaughey, argued, Salt Lake City, UT, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Janice M. Lipovsky, argued, Lincoln, NE, for appellee.