State v. O'MEARA
Court of Appeals of Arizona
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DRUKE, Chief Judge.
¶ 1 Appellant Paul O’Meara challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress 349 pounds of marijuana found in the trunk of his vehicle. Appellant does not contest the initial stop of the vehicle for two minor traffic violations, but contends his rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution were violated because reasonable suspicion did not exist for the investigative detention after the stop and because the detention of forty-five to fifty minutes was unreasonable. Based on the evidence presented at the suppression hearing, we find…
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