United States Eighth Circuit

In a drug possession prosecution, the denial of Defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment is affirmed, where: 1) warrantless inspections of commercial trucks advance a substantial governmental interest and are necessary; and 2) the Arkansas Motor Carrier Act provides a permissible warrant substitute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/18/2009
• Published 06/18/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before BYE, HANSEN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert A. Montserrat, Dallas, TX, Timothy O. Dudley, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David C. Fowlkes, AUSA, Fort Smith, AR, for appellee.