United States v. Brigham

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 2003-08-18

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EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge: During a traffic stop near Nacogdoches, Texas, routine questioning of the occupants and a consensual search uncovered over five kilograms of a controlled substance, liquid codeine syrup. The district court denied the appellant’s motion to suppress. We granted en banc review of a divided panel decision that reversed the district court and held that the traffic stop was unconstitutionally extende…

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