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U.S. v. LOFTON

No. 02-3415.

333 F.3d 874 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard LOFTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 26, 2003.

Rehearing Denied: July 30, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Wright, Jr., Des Moines, IA, for appellant.

Shawn S. Wehde, AUSA, Sioux City, IA, for appellee.

Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, LOKEN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

During a routine traffic stop, Iowa police officers saw a handgun at the feet of passenger Richard Lofton and arrested Lofton and the driver, Fabian Espinosa, for a state law weapons violation. After a drug dog alerted to the vehicle, the officers found 236 grams of methamphetamine and ammunition for the handgun in the center console, and three pounds of marijuana in a storage area. Lofton and Espinosa were charged with drug and firearm offenses...

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