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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Norman Eugene Van Zee
Appellant

Document Text:

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The HONORABLE LAWRENCE L. PIERSOL, Chief Judge of the United

States District Court for the District of South Dakota, adopting the Report and

Recommendation of the HONORABLE JOHN E. SIMKO, United States Magistrate

Judge for the District of South Dakota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-3640

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United States of America, *

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Plaintiff - Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of South Dakota.

Norman Eugene Van Zee, *

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Defendant - Appellant. *

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Submitted: May 11, 2004

Filed: August 17, 2004 (corrected 8/18/04)

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Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BRIGHT and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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LOKEN, Chief Judge.

After the district court1

 denied his motion to suppress following an evidentiary

hearing, Norman Eugene Van Zee entered a conditional plea of guilty to the charge

of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C.

§ 841(a)(1). Van Zee now appeals, arguing that the district court should have

suppressed evidence seized during a warrantless search of his vehicle and additional

Appellate Case: 03-3640 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/17/2004 Entry ID: 1800251