United States v. Smith

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PORETZ, United States Magistrate Judge.

On June 28, 1996 at approximately 9:50 p.m., military police officer Christopher Drumheller was on duty as a sentry at Gate 1 of Marine Corps Base Quantico, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States in the Eastern District of Virginia. At this time, Defendant Kenneth Smith drove his burgundy 1977 van up to Gate 1, and Officer Drumheller recognized that a Department of Defense decal was not displayed on Defendant’s motor vehicle. In making contact with Defendant, Officer Drumheller detected a…