United States v. Allen, No. 12-1663 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Defendant appealed the district court's denial of his motion to suppress the evidence obtained from a search of his vehicle. The court concluded that, even if a speeding violation did not provide probable cause for the traffic stop, the stop was justified based on a reasonable suspicion that defendant was involved in trafficking marijuana. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. Even if a speeding violation did not provide probable cause to stop defendant's vehicle, the stop was justified based on a reasonable suspicion that defendant was traveling in tandem with a vehicle which had just been found to be carrying a substantial quantity of marijuana.
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