U.S. v. PETTIT

No. 14-4043.

785 F.3d 1374 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael E. PETTIT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 13, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daphne A. Oberg , Assistant Federal Public Defender ( Kathryn N. Nester , Federal Public Defender, and Scott Keith Wilson , Assistant Federal Public Defender, with her on the briefs), Salt Lake City, UT, for Defendant-Appellant.

Diana Hagen , Assistant United States Attorney ( Carlie Christensen , Acting United States Attorney, with her on the brief), Salt Lake City, UT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BRISCOE, Chief Circuit Judge, KELLY and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.


In 2013, Defendant-Appellant Michael E. Pettit was indicted on one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), after police discovered 2.5 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a vehicle he was driving. Mr. Pettit filed a motion to suppress, which the district court denied...

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