United States v. Ruiz

Bernardo Ruiz pleaded conditionally guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841, and was sentenced to sixty months imprisonment. He appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his motion to suppress. We affirm.

On June 7, 2007, Ruiz was driving a commercial truck in Arkansas on eastbound Interstate 30 when he entered a weigh station displaying a lighted sign directing all trucks to exit the Interstate and proceed to the weigh station for inspection. Upon entry into the weigh station, Arkansas Highway Police Corporal Tim Choate noticed the cab of…