United States v. Wheeler
United States v. Wheeler
Opinion of the Court
Eric Wheeler appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress. He argues he did not consent to an officer’s search or, alternatively, that his unreasonable detention invalidated his consent. We affirm.
We review for clear error a district court’s factual determination that a defendant consented voluntarily to a search. United States v. Ivy, 165 F.3d 397, 401 (6th Cir. 1998). Both the magistrate judge, who held a hearing on this question, and the district court judge, who reviewed the magistrate’s report and recommendation, found Wheeler consented to the search. The officer’s testimony and a video of the stop support this conclusion. We discern no error in the district court’s finding and thus reject Wheeler’s argument that he did not consent to the search.
Having rejected Wheeler’s claims that he did not consent to the search and the officer unreasonably detained him, we affirm the district court’s judgment.
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