United States v. Charles B. Brown

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Charles Brown (Brown) was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1) (2000). Brown moved to suppress cocaine found in a search of his vehicle during a traffic stop. After the district court 1 denied Brown’s motion, Brown entered a conditional guilty plea, reserving the right to appeal the denial of his suppression motion. Brown now exercises that right. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

While observing traffic on Interstate 80, Sergeant Leroy Jones (Sergeant Jones) of the Nebraska State Patrol clocked a speeding green…