United States v. Johnson

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Andre Johnson filed a pre-trial motion to suppress evidence and statements from a traffic stop, which was denied by the district court. He was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of powder cocaine. Now, he appeals the district court’s denial of his suppression motion, his convictions, and his sentence. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

On the afternoon of April 2, 2008, undercover Officer Jason Bolte of the Cincinnati Police Department was conducting surveillance in an unmarked car…