U.S. v. SIMPSON

No. 09-4127.

609 F.3d 1140 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Wayne SIMPSON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 28, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daphne Oberg, Utah Federal Public Defender's Office (Steven B. Killpack, Utah Federal Defender, and Scott Keith Wilson, Assistant Federal Defender, with her on the briefs) Salt Lake City, UT, for Defendant-Appellant.

Stephen J. Sorenson, Acting Assistant United States Attorney, (Carlie Christensen, United States Attorney, with him on the brief) Salt Lake City, UT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HENRY, MURPHY and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.


HENRY, Circuit Judge.

Christopher Wayne Simpson challenges the denial of his motion to suppress narcotics found in his vehicle, asserting that a state trooper lacked reasonable suspicion to detain him past the legitimate ending point of a traffic stop. Although a close call, we hold that the continued detention was justified because the trooper had reasonable suspicion that Mr. Simpson was engaged in illegal conduct. Mr. Simpson's prior criminal conviction for drug...

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