United States of America v. Curtis Dennis Callarman

TACHA, Chief Judge.

Defendant Curtis Callarman appeals the district court’s order denying his motion to suppress cocaine found in an automobile in which he traveled. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

I. Background

Topeka Police Officer Bruce Voigt was sitting in his police car on November 24, 1999, conducting surveillance on a “head shop” 1 known as “Wild Thangs II.” Voigt observed a 1989 Chevrolet Beretta stop in the parking lot. A man, later identified as defendant Curtis Dennis Callarman, got out of the car and entered Wild Thangs II. After five to seven…