United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over a claim of erroneous denial of a suppression motion where, contrary to defendant's claims, a traffic stop was supported by probable cause, and the stop was not extended beyond what was reasonably necessary.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/25/2008
• Published 07/25/2008

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark A. Thomason, Thomason & Gibson, LLC, Independence, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David A. Barnes, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.