United States v. Robinson, Jr., No. 09-3928 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a handgun fell from his pants during a pat-down search following a traffic stop. Defendant appealed, arguing that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress because both the initial stop and the pat-down search violated his Fourth Amendment rights. The court held that the district court did not err in applying the collective knowledge doctrine in concluding that there was probable cause for the initial stop. The court also held that the district court did not err in finding that defendant consented to a pat-down search. Accordingly, the judgment was affirmed.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. District court did not err determining there was probable cause for the initial stop as the officer who made the traffic stop was acting as part of the knowledgeable officer's team for purposes of the collective knowledge doctrine; district court did not err in finding defendant consented to a pat-down search.
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