(DOWNLOAD) "United States V. Werking" by United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States V. Werking
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Release Date : January 26, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
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Plaintiff-appellant, Thomas Stanley Werking, entered a conditional plea of guilty under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(a)(2) in federal district court to possession with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. section 841(a)(1).*fn1 Werking's plea was conditioned on his right to bring this appeal challenging the district court's refusal to suppress evidence of approximately seventy-five pounds of marijuana that a highway patrolman obtained in a warrantless search of the vehicle Werking was driving. Werking contends the district court erred in finding: (1) the initial automobile stop was lawful; (2) the further questioning by the patrolman was a consensual encounter outside the scope of the fourth amendment; and (3) the consent to search the automobile was voluntary. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. section 1291 and affirm.