Legal Opinion

United States v. Kenneth Wayne Beck

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 6, 1998No. 97-4143PublishedCited by 198 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENNETT, District Judge.

Defendant Kenneth Wayne Beck was convicted following a jury trial of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and was sentenced to 121 months imprisonment. He appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized by law enforcement officers during a search of his rental car following a traffic stop.

We reverse.

/. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

A. Lack of Factual Findings

The district court here made only limited factual findings on the record, in all likelihood because the facts of this case are uncontested. Ordinarily, Rule…

2Cases cited72 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by198 opinions

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