Named caller said that the driver of a gold Lexus was holding a gun on him after a traffic accident at a particular location. The police found the car in the vicinity of where the accident would have been and stopped the defendant. He was under the influence. A search of the trunk revealed a gun. The stop was reasonable and the search was justified. United States v. Cazares, 465 F.3d 327 (10th Cir. August 25, 2006)* (unpublished).<\/p>\n
Reasonable suspicion for further detention was authorized because defendant’s excessive nervousness during the stop made the officer nervous that the defendant would flee or get violent. The use of a drug dog during the normal duration of the stop was not unreasonable. United States v. Frazier, 194 Fed. Appx. 694 (11th Cir. August 25, 2006)* (unpublished).<\/p>\n
Wal-Mart reasonable suspicion (“Deputy Cruz was an eyewitness to Wagner’s purchase of items constituting a veritable shopping list for a meth-lab operator.”) gave cause for stop. Because the vehicle was registered to somebody else, the defendant had no standing to contest its search [without analysis of how he came into possession, but that would be the defendant’s burden, so he must have not gone, or could not go, forward on that]. United States v. Wagner, 193 Fed. Appx. 463 (6th Cir. August 23, 2006)* (unpublished).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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