Legal Opinion
United States v. Cedric A. Dumas, Jr., and Terence D. Dexter
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 23, 1996No. 95-3075, 95-3607PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Dexter and Dumas appeal the denial of their motions to suppress evidence under the Fourth Amendment. The district court found Dexter and Dumas guilty of possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, and sentenced Dexter to 188 months and Dumas to 151 months in federal prison. Dexter and Dumas claim that the plastic bag of cocaine base which constituted evidence of their guilt was illegally seized by a state trooper during a traffic stop. They contend that the trooper had no legal basis to stop them. Further, they allege…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by36 opinions
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