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- Title: United States v. Johnson
- Author : United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit
- Release Date : January 09, 2001
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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Defendant Dexter A. Johnson entered into a conditional guilty plea to one count of drug trafficking in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (possession with intent to distribute). The plea agreement preserved his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized in the course of a routine traffic stop. In order to resolve the question raised by the appeal, we must apply the holding of Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806 (1996), in the context of the motor vehicle laws of Tennessee, specifically Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-9-402 (lights required on motor vehicles). In light of Whren, we conclude that the police officers who initiated the traffic stop had probable cause to believe that defendant had violated the Tennesssee statute at issue. We therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.