United States v. Edgerton

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

A Kansas state trooper on nighttime patrol stopped Defendant Yolanda Edger-ton’s vehicle along 1-70 because he could not read its temporary registration tag while in transit. A subsequent search of Defendant’s vehicle uncovered over twenty kilograms of cocaine. Defendant pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, while reserving her right to appeal the district court’s denial of her motion to suppress. See Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(a)(2). We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The seminal issue in this case…