UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 11-4609
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
ROBERT HANSEN,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, Chief
District Judge. (3:10-cr-00326-JRS-1)
Argued: March 23, 2012 Decided: April 18, 2012
Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ARGUED: Paul Geoffrey Gill, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC
DEFENDER, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Richard Daniel
Cooke, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia,
for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Michael S. Nachmanoff, Federal Public
Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. Neil H.
MacBride, United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, Olivia
L. Norman, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
This appeal arises from the district court’s denial of
defendant Robert Hansen’s motion to suppress evidence that
Virginia State Troopers found when searching his car after an
undisputedly valid traffic stop. The search ensued after one
trooper observed a clear plastic bag containing six cartons of
unstamped cigarettes on the back seat. Having had the benefit
of oral argument and having carefully reviewed the briefs,
record, and relevant Virginia statutes, we agree with the
district court’s analysis and affirm on its reasoning.
AFFIRMED
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