Legal Opinion
United States v. Theophilis Bell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1995No. 94-3785PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
The Government appeals the district court’s order suppressing cocaine base seized from Theophilis Bell. Because the district court applied an incorrect legal standard in granting Bell’s motion to suppress, we reverse and remand.
At 12:32 a.m. on June 22, 1994, two police officers saw Bell in Des Moines riding a bicycle without a headlight in violation of Iowa law. The officers recognized Bell as a gang member whose criminal history included convictions for drug trafficking. The officers were also aware local drug traffickers were using bicycles to transport drugs from the…
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