Legal Opinion
United States v. Tibbetts
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2005No. 04-4072PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
In this interlocutory appeal, the United States contests the district court decision to suppress evidence seized from Jesse James Tibbetts’ Toyota 4Runner. In January 2003, Tibbetts and Christopher Do-herty were traveling east along Utah’s Interstate 80 (“1-80”) in a Toyota 4Runner when they were stopped by Utah Highway Patrol Sergeant Jeff Chugg for what he considered were three violations of Utah’s traffic code. Suspecting that Tibbetts and Doherty were transporting narcotics, Chugg asked for and received Tibbetts’ permission to search the 4Runner. During this search,…
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