Legal Opinion

United States v. Susana Guevara

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 3, 2013No. 13-1340PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Susana Guevara (“Guevara”) appeals her conviction for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Guevara consented to a search of her vehicle diming a routine traffic stop. The search exposed a hidden compartment in the engine that contained methamphetamine. The district court 1 denied defendant’s motion to suppress. We affirm.

I. Background

On May 11, 2011, Susana Guevara was stopped by Trooper Russell Lewis of the Nebraska State Patrol. Guevara was driving a 1996 Jeep Cherokee eastbound in the left lane of 1-80 going sixty-eight miles per hour in a…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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  5. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by14 opinions

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