United States v. Keith A. Va Lerie

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Keith Ya Lerie (Va Lerie) was charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1), after members of the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) discovered cocaine inside Va Lerie’s checked luggage at a Greyhound bus station. The district court granted Va Lerie’s motion to suppress evidence, including the cocaine, concluding (1) the NSP unlawfully seized Va Lerie’s checked luggage by removing it from the bus and to a room of the bus terminal to seek Va Lerie’s consent to search the luggage; and (2) Va Lerie’s…