Legal Opinion
United States v. Bert Alvin Wellman, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1999No. 98-5443PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Bert Alvin Well-man, Jr., appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence found in a search of his motor home after he was stopped for speeding. For the following reasons, we affirm.
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This case involves a traffic stop on April 4, 1997, during which the Shelby County Sheriffs Deputy searched defendant’s Southwind motor home and found approximately 941 pounds of marijuana hidden under the bed in the vehicle.
Chris M. Jones, a patrolman with the Shelby County Sheriffs Department, was on duty on April 4, 1997. He was employed as a…
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