Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher Carpenter
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 18, 2006No. 05-4060PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals an order of the district court granting Christopher Carpenter’s motion to suppress evidence. See 18 U.S.C. § 3731. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I
According to the facts as found by a magistrate judge in a report and recommendation and adopted by the district court, on December 18, 2001, Deputy David Rightnowar of the Phelps County, Missouri, Sheriffs Department was operating a ruse drug checkpoint on Interstate Highway 44 near the Sugar Tree Road exit in Phelps County. He placed a sign reading “Drug Enforcement Checkpoint Ahead…
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