Legal Opinion
United States v. Oscar O. Muriel
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 11, 2005No. 04-3968PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Oscar Muriel challenges the denial of his motion to suppress cocaine seized incident to a traffic stop and statements made to a police officer during the stop. He contends that the stop was not supported by probable cause and, in any event, was unreasonable in scope and duration. Because the arresting officer had probable cause to believe a traffic violation had occurred and because the officer did not unreasonably prolong the stop, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
On February 4, 2004, Indianapolis police sergeant Paul McDonald executed a traffic…
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