People v. Rogers

Opinion by

Judge ROMAN.

' 1 Defendant, Thomas Deloss Rogers, appeals his jury conviction for possession of a weapon by a prior offender. We affirm.

I. Background

T2 On July 20, 2009, a man (the driver) picked up defendant at a local motel. When the car left the parking lot, a police officer executed a traffic stop after the driver failed *1282to use his turn signal. The officer noted defendant made a furtive gesture toward the back seat and that the car smelled of mariJuana.

[ 3 The officers on seene discovered defendant had three active warrants and placed him under arrest. The driver then allowed the…