Legal Opinion

State v. O'MEARA

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided February 8, 2000No. 2 CA-CR 98-0468PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. State v. SpreitzArizona Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. TeagleCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2007
  2. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1999
  3. State v. O'MEARAArizona Supreme Court · 2000
  4. State v.ThomasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2016
  5. State v. VeraCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1999

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