United States v. Albert

O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.

Michael Albert was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm following the discovery of a shotgun and shells (later determined to be his) during a search of the vehicle in which he was traveling. He moved to suppress the weapon and ammunition as well as statements he made to police, arguing he was illegally arrested and the evidence was the fruit of a constitutional violation. The district court denied his motion. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on August 22, 2006, Sandy City Police Officer Amy DeNeff conducted a traffic stop of a white…