U.S. v. ALVAREZ-GONZALEZ

No. 02-3015.

319 F.3d 1070 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Hector G. ALVAREZ-GONZALEZ, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 26, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Delaney, III, argued, Sioux Falls, SD, for appellant.

Michard E. Ridgway, argued, Sioux Falls, SD, for appellee.

Before BOWMAN, FAGG, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Hector G. Alvarez-Gonzalez was pulled over by South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Matt Oxner for having a rosary with crucifix dangling from his rear-view mirror in violation of South Dakota Codified Law § 32-15-6 (Michie 2002). After Alvarez-Gonzalez produced his Washington state driver's license, Oxner asked Alvarez-Gonzalez to accompany him to his patrol car so Oxner could verify the license and write a warning ticket for the dangling...

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