Fourth Amendment traffic stop- Where officers discovered passenger of car in possession of contraband during traffic stop, they had probable cause to conduct warrantless search of vehicle passenger was traveling in.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by Judge.
Sentencing possession of firearm, drug possession- Where defendant possessed loaded gun in public and fled with that gun when confronted by the police, possession of gun emboldened defendant’s possession of drugs, and sufficient nexus existed to apply sentencing enhancement.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court.