United States v. Clark

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Clark appeals from the district court’s- denial of his motion to suppress drug evidence found on his person during a traffic stop. Clark claims that after Officer Christopher McGoon stopped a vehicle in which Clark was a passenger for a traffic violation, McGoon unreasonably extended the duration of the traffic stop and thereby violated his rights under the Fourth Amendment. Clark also challenges the district 'court’s ruling that the drug evidence found during the resulting pat-down search, which the government concedes was unlawful,' did not need to be excluded…