Legal Opinion

United States v. Salas

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 1, 2014No. 13-7036PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.

Michael Salas was pulled over for erratic driving and consented to a search of his car, which yielded over 20 pounds of methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute the meth.

Salas challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress the drug evidence. He contends the district court erred in finding that the police officer had reasonable suspicion to stop his car based on a violation of an Oklahoma fog line statute that requires driving “as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane.” Okla. Stat. § 11-309.…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. Carlos Botero-OspinaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Edelmiro Augustin FernandezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State of Tennessee v. Linzey Danielle SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 2016
  2. United States v. VanceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2018
  3. State v. Faith N. ReedWisconsin Supreme Court · 2018
  4. United States v. NkomeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2021
  5. United States v. Cifuentes-LopezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2022

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