Legal Opinion
United States v. Straughn Gorman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2017No. 15-16600; 15-17103PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
This case is about coordinated traffic stops and the Fourth Amendment.
In January 2013, a police officer stopped Straughn Gorman on Interstate- . 80 outside Wells, Nevada for a minor traffic infraction. The officer came to think that Gorman might be carrying drug money. Acting on this concern, he unsuccessfully attempted to summon a drug-sniffing dog and then prolonged Gorman’s roadside detention, which lasted nearly half an hour, as he conducted a non-routine records check. Unable to muster a justification for searching the vehicle, he questioned Gorman further…
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