Legal Opinion

United States v. Lemarcus Wright

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 23, 2016No. 15-3237PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Lemarcus Wright entered a conditional plea of guilty to a drug trafficking charge, reserving his right to appeal an order of the district court 1 denying his motion to suppress evidence seized during and after a search of his vehicle. Wright has not established a violation of his rights under the Fourth Amendment, so we affirm.

The charge against Wright arose from an investigation of one Victor Brown by the Davenport, Iowa police department. In December 2014, a confidential informant made a controlled purchase of crack cocaine from Brown. A week later, on December 11,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Prunty v. ObregonDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2025
  5. Scott Kampas v. City of St. Louis, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2025

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