U.S. v. WELLMAN

No. 98-5443.

185 F.3d 651 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bert Alvin WELLMAN, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Parker (briefed), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Brett B. Stein (briefed), Finley & Stein, Memphis, Tennessee, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: KENNEDY, CONTIE, and RYAN, Circuit Judges.


CONTIE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Bert Alvin Wellman, Jr., appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence found in a search of his motor home after he was stopped for speeding. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I.

This case involves a traffic stop on April 4, 1997, during which the Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy searched defendant's Southwind motor home and found approximately 941 pounds of marijuana hidden under...

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