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Parties Involved:
George Anderson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED 

TENTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals 

Tenth Circuit 

MA 211 91 

R.OBERT L. HOECKER 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Clerk 

) 

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) 

) 

v. ) No. 90-4126 

) (D.C. No. 90-CR-04G) 

GEORGE ANDERSON, ) (D. Utah) 

) 

Defendant-Appellant. ) 

ORDER AND JUDGMENT* 

Before HOLLOWAY and LOGAN, Circuit Judges, and BRETT, District 

Judge.** 

Defendant George Anderson pleaded guilty to possession with 

intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, in violation 

of 21 u.s.c. § 841(a)(l), reserving the right to appeal the 

district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized 

during a traffic stop by a Utah state trooper. On appeal 

defendant argues that the district court erred in finding that: 

(1) the traffic stop was not pretextual; (2) the trooper had 

reasonable suspicion to detain and question defendant; 

* This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall not 

be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, except 

for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of the case, 

res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir. R. 36.3. 

** The Honorable Thomas R. Brett, United States District Judge 

for the Northern District of Oklahoma, sitting by designation. 

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(3) defendant voluntarily consented to the search and the consent 

was clear, unequivocal, and specific; (4) the trooper's search of 

a coat in the passenger compartment and a garment bag in the trunk 

was within the scope of defendant's consent; and 

(5) alternatively, the trooper had probable cause to search the 

trunk and garment bag. 

After examining the district court's opinion and the record, 

we AFFIRM substantially for the reasons set forth in the district 

court's Memorandum Decision and Order of May 10, 1990. 

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Entered for the Court 

James K. Logan 

Circuit Judge 

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