Legal Opinion
United States v. Miguel Martel-Martines
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1993No. 92-2365PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
After pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine, Miguel Martel-Martines appeals the district court’s 1 refusal to suppress evidence seized after police searched a concealed compartment in his truck. We affirm.
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The following summary is taken from the magistrate judge’s 2 findings of fact entered after an evidentiary suppression hearing. Missouri Highway Patrol Officer Shawn Moore stopped a late-model Nissan pickup truck for speeding at 10:35 p.m. on August 19, 1991, near St. Louis. The driver, Martel-Martines, produced an…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- United States v. Reynaldo F. AlverezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
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