United States v. Javier Leon

GRASZ, Circuit Judge.

Javier Leon appeals both the denial of his motion to suppress and his jury conviction for possessing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. We affirm the district court. 1

I. Background

In March 2015, Senior Corporal Olen Craig of the Arkansas State Police observed a tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder of an entrance ramp. Because parking on the ramp is illegal, Craig typically only saw vehicles parked there when the driver had a problem. He stopped to do a welfare check and met Javier Leon, the driver. Leon stated that he was not having an emergency and had just pulled…