Legal Opinion
United States v. Norris Claude Rickett
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1996No. 95-40877PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
On December 4, 1994, Texas Department of Public Safety officers stopped Norris Claude Rickett (“Rickett”) and his co-defendant, Rodney Terrell Elliott (“Elliott”), for changing lanes without signaling. Rickett, the driver, gave the officers a Tennessee driver’s license identifying himself as Harold Dwayne Wiggins (‘Wiggins”). Rickett appeared nervous as the officer was writing a warning ticket. Elliott also appeared nervous while being questioned.
While questioning Elliott, the officer detected the odor of marijuana smoke coming from…
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