UNITED STATES v. RUTLEDGE

No. 22-1708.

61 F.4th 597 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. James RUTLEDGE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 3, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was David S. Barari , AFPD, of Rapid City, SD. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Bryan Dean , AFPD, of Bismarck, ND.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Kevin Koliner , AUSA, of Sioux Falls, SD.

Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


James Rutledge entered a conditional plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). He reserved the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress drugs and a gun seized from his rental vehicle after a traffic...

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