United States v. Traylor, No. 19-3555 (8th Cir. 2021)
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After the Eighth Circuit ordered a limited remand for further consideration of defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized from his car, the district court entered an order denying the motion. Defendant's appeal has been resubmitted for decision, and the court now affirms the judgment.
The court concluded that the district court was authorized to supplement its factual findings on remand, and there was no error in finding additional facts. The court also concluded that, under the totality of the circumstances, the district court did not err in concluding that there was reasonable suspicion of drug-related activity and the brief extension of the traffic stop to facilitate a dog sniff of the vehicle was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
Court Description: [Colloton, Author, with Melloy and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. For the court's earlier opinion remanding the case for further consideration of defendant's motion to suppress, see U.S. v. Traylor,840 D. App'x 894, 894-895 (8th cir. 2021). On remand, the district court was authorized to supplement its factual findings, and there was no error in finding additional facts; the totality of the circumstances added up to reasonable suspicion of drug-related activity, and the brief extension of the traffic stop to facilitate a dog sniff of the vehicle was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
This opinion or order relates to an opinion or order originally issued on March 25, 2021.
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