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Vining Supp Gov Brief Motion To Suppress Fed Bus Stop
Vining Supp Gov Brief Motion To Suppress Fed Bus Stop
Vining Supp Gov Brief Motion To Suppress Fed Bus Stop
Plaintiff,
Case No. 2:21-cr-20715
v.
Hon. Terrence G. BERG
D-1 Steven VINING, Jr.,
Defendant.
__________________________________________________________________
Respectfully submitted,
Dawn N. ISON
United States Attorney
s/ C. Barrington Wilkins
Assistant United States Attorney
(313) 226-9621
211 West Fort Street, Suite 2001
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 226-9621
barrington.wilkins@usdoj.gov
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Considering the extensive record which has been created, thus far,
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Cir.), cert. denied, 214 L. Ed. 2d 188, 143 S. Ct. 385 (2022).
Supp. Resp. Br., PageID. 272-73. Prior to the positive dog sniff,
the officers on scene did not need probable cause to search the
defendant’s bag based on the drug sniff, nor was the discovery
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752, 753 (1969) to support his argument that “the search of the
arrest.” ECF No. 39: Def.’s Supp. Resp. Br., PageID. 273. The
the search. So long as the defendant had the item within his
immediate control near the time of his arrest, the item remains
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him to the non-public section of the bus terminal where the dog
sniff was then conducted. While it is true that the extent and
scope, the Sixth Circuit has firmly held that “there is no rigid
time limit for a Terry stop,” and when the police’s “initial
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Conclusion
suppress.
Respectfully submitted,
Dawn N. ISON
United States Attorney
s/ C. Barrington Wilkins
Assistant United States Attorney
211 West Fort Street, Suite 2001
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 226-9621
barrington.wilkins@usdoj.gov
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Certificate of Service
the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court using the ECF
including:
s/ C. Barrington Wilkins
Assistant United States Attorney
211 West Fort Street, Suite 2001
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 226-9621
barrington.wilkins@usdoj.gov