U.S. v. OJEDA-RAMOS

No. 04-5118.

455 F.3d 1178 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Radames de Jesus OJEDA-RAMOS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin C. Danielson, Assistant United States Attorney, (David E. O'Meilia, United States Attorney, and Neal B. Kirkpatrick, Assistant United States Attorney, with him on the briefs), Tulsa, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert Ridenour, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Paul D. Brunton, Public Defender, and Barry L. Derryberry, Research & Writing Specialist, with him on the briefs), Tulsa, OK, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge, ANDERSON and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.


O'BRIEN, Circuit Judge.

During a routine screening of luggage in a bus stop, a drug dog alerted to a blue suitcase. The police used a ruse to cause Radames De Jesus Ojeda Ramos (Ojeda-Ramos) to claim the suitcase. He moved to suppress incriminating information and now appeals from the district court's denial of his motion. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

I. Background

On September 17, 2003, Ojeda-Ramos, a Panamanian...

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