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U.S. v. MOUNTS

No. 00-1081.

248 F.3d 712 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph G. MOUNTS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 30, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Garcia (argued), Office of United States Attorney, Criminal Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William H. Theis (argued), Office of Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

In 1991, Mounts was stopped twice for alleged traffic violations within an hour by Arkansas state troopers while en route to Chicago. After arresting Mounts during the second stop, the troopers conducted an inventory search of Mounts' car and discovered 60 kilograms of cocaine in a suitcase in the trunk. As a result, Mounts faced state charges in Arkansas as well as federal charges in Chicago and moved to suppress the cocaine discovered in his...

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