Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Dale Fletcher
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1996No. 96-1363PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOTY, District Judge.
Michael D. Fletcher (“Fletcher”) appeals his conviction on a charge of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The issue on appeal is whether the district court 1 erred in denying Fletcher’s motion to suppress evidence. We affirm.
I
The material facts surrounding the detention of Fletcher’s bag are not in dispute and are hereafter reported as found by the district court. On July 4, 1995, Fletcher purchased a round-trip ticket on America West Airlines (“AWA”) from Des Moines, Iowa to Phoenix, Arizona, for $561 cash. He flew to Phoenix as…
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