Legal Opinion
United States v. Wesley W. Pappas, Also Known as Wesley Pantona
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 26, 2006No. 05-4373PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Wesley Pappas appeals the judgment and sentence of the district court 1 following Pappas’s conditional guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Pappas has three arguments on appeal. First, Pappas contends that the police lacked probable cause and reasonable suspicion for the traffic stop that led to his arrest. Second, Pappas argues that the search of his vehicle was improper, and all evidence seized because of that search should have been suppressed. Third, Pap-pas appeals his sentence as unreasonable based upon the sentencing goals outlined in 18 §…
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- United States of America v. $ 404,905.00 in U.S. Currency, Stephen AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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