United States v. Vincent Maxwell ( 2000 )


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  •                      United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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    No. 99-3299
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    United States of America,                 *
    *
    Appellee,                    *
    * Appeal from the United States
    v.                                  * District Court for the
    * Eastern District of Arkansas.
    Vincent Earl Maxwell,                     *
    *      [UNPUBLISHED]
    Appellant.                   *
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    Submitted: November 27, 2000
    Filed: November 30, 2000
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    Before BEAM, FAGG, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.
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    PER CURIAM.
    Following a conditional guilty plea to possession of false identification
    documents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(3), Vincent Maxwell challenges the
    district court’s1 denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop.
    Having carefully reviewed the record, including the testimony presented at the
    suppression hearing, we agree with the district court that the evidence was admissible.
    See United States v. Wicker, 
    80 F.3d 263
    , 268 (8th Cir. 1996) (credibility of
    1
    The Honorable Stephen M. Reasoner, United States District Judge for the
    Eastern District of Arkansas.
    witnesses); United States v. Allegree, 
    175 F.3d 648
    , 650 (8th Cir.) (if officer’s
    suspicions are aroused during routine traffic stop, he may expand scope of questioning
    and voluntary consent to search is valid), cert. denied, 
    120 S. Ct. 399
    (1999); Ark.
    Code Ann. § 27-16-302 (Michie 1994) (possession of fictitious driver’s license is
    misdemeanor); Curd v. City Court of Judsonia, Arkansas, 
    141 F.3d 839
    , 842 (8th Cir.)
    (police may perform warrantless search incident to arrest on all property in arrestee’s
    immediate control), cert. denied, 
    525 U.S. 888
    (1998).
    Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
    A true copy.
    Attest:
    CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
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