Legal Opinion

United States v. Richard Eugene Miller

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 13, 1998No. 97-10472PublishedCited by 155 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Richard Eugene Miller appeals his conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and a related forfeiture count. He challenges the denial of a motion to suppress evidence and the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the conviction and forfeiture. We hold that the district court erred in admitting into evidence drugs that were seized when Miller was stopped for having a turn signal on without turning or changing lanes. Finding that flashing a turn signal under these circumstances is not a violation of Texas law and therefore did -not create probable…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Lockhart v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by155 opinions

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  4. Robinson, Timothy LeeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  5. State v. CartySupreme Court of New Jersey · 2002

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