United States Eighth Circuit

In a drug conspiracy prosecution, denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is affirmed where the district court did not err in finding there was no Fourth Amendment violation because the stop of defendant's vehicle was properly administered under the authority of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and defendant was not unlawfully detained when he consented to the search.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/16/2009
• Published 10/16/2009

Judges

• SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald R. Cooley, Springfield, MO, argued, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Randall D. Eggert, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO, argued (Matt J. Whitworth, Acting U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.