Legal Opinion

United States v. Kelvin R. Lyons, United States of America v. Michael C. Elma

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 16, 2007No. 06-3292, 06-3344PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Kelvin R. Lyons and Michael C. Elma pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute less than fifty kilograms of marijuana. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1). The district court 1 sentenced Lyons and Elma to eighteen and twenty-seven months imprisonment, respectively. In two issues on appeal, appellants contest the district court’s denial of their motions to suppress. Specifically, appellants contend that the district court erred in concluding that (1) the arresting officer had reasonable suspicion to detain appellants after the officer concluded the traffic stop,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Illinois v. CaballesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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3Cited by52 opinions

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  5. United States v. Gregory SanfordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015

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