UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF—APPELLEE v. ERIBERTO MELESIO BRIONES, DEFENDANT—APPELLANT

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Eriberto Briones entered a conditional plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The district court 1 sentenced Briones to 240 months, and he appeals the partial denial of his motion to suppress incriminating statements. We affirm.

As Trooper Kenneth Ayers of the Nebraska State Patrol was driving along Interstate 80 on the evening of April 23, 2003, he observed a car pulled to the side of the road with its hazard lights flashing. Ayers stopped to check on it, and he found Eriberto Briones in the driver seat. There were also three passengers, including…