United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's drug possession conviction is affirmed where the district court did not err in finding there was no Fourth Amendment violation in a search of defendant's vehicle because the stop 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 11/18/2009
• Published 11/18/2009

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.