United States v. Younis

ORDER

JAMES G. CARR, Senior District Judge.

This is a criminal case in which the defendant, Hani Younis, an immigrant from Palestine, is charged with trafficking in contraband cigarettes in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2342(a). The indictment resulted from a traffic stop during which Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) Trooper Kurt Beidelschies discovered boxes of cigarettes in the cargo compartment of a U-Haul truck which the defendant was driving.

Pending is the defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence seized during the stop and the defendant’s subsequent statements. (Doc. 8). For the reasons that…