U.S. v. Claude X (MLW No. 62577/Case No. 10-3581 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith Camp, J.)

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U.S. v. Briasco (MLW No. 62253/Case No. 10-3147 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.)

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U.S. v. Randolph (MLW No. 61657/Case No. 10-1907 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)

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U.S. v. Mohamed (MLW No. 60473/Case No. 09-2349 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Lange, J.) (1) Where an officer noticed loose door panels and a defendant’s nervousness during a legal traffic stop and the officer then ...

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State v. Vogler (MLW No. 59841/Case No. SD29492 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Bates, P.J.) Where a traffic stop ended when an officer handed the defendant his driver’s license and insurance card and the officer did ...

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State v. Graham (MLW No. 59375 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, P.J.) Where an officer pulled a defendant over for speeding and the defendant refused to talk or mumbled, the officer had reasonable suspicion to ...

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U.S. v. Sanchez; U.S. v. Morales-Mata (MLW No. 59356/Case No. 08-2934/08-2951 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Where an officer stopped a vehicle that lacked both front and back license plates because he did not ...

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U.S. v. Davis (MLW No. 59300/Case No. 08-3536 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.) Where a defendant argued for suppression of a weapon found during a search of his vehicle during a traffic stop, the ...

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In Arizona v. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether police officers who perform a lawful traffic stop have the authority to frisk the vehicle’s passengers. The facts in Johnson are not complicated: The defendant was the ...

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