U.S. v. JOHNSON

No. 94-3233.

58 F.3d 356 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald T. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Graven, Federal Public Defender, Springfield, MO, argued, for appellant.

David P. Rush, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO, argued, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Circuit Judge, GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

After conditionally pleading guilty to a drug trafficking offense, Ronald T. Johnson appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during a consensual search of his automobile. Johnson argues that the initial traffic stop was pretextual and that, even if the traffic stop was valid, his consent was unconstitutionally obtained during an unlawful extension of that stop. We affirm.

Corporal Jack McMullin of the Missouri Highway...

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