U.S. v. SANFORD

Nos. 05-6489, 05-6500.

476 F.3d 391 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rondrell SANFORD (05-6489); Tyshawn Hill (05-6500), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mike A. Little, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellants. Perry H. Piper, Assistant United States Attorney, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Mike A. Little, Chattanooga, Tennessee, W. Charles Lea, Garland, Samuel & Loeb, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellants. Perry H. Piper, Assistant United States Attorney, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: MERRITT, SUTTON, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.


GRIFFIN, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which SUTTON, J., joined. MERRITT, J. (p. 396), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Tyshawn Hill and Rondrell Sanford appeal an order of the district court denying their motion to suppress evidence discovered after a traffic stop for following another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent. TENN.CODE ANN. § 55-8-124. Specifically...

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