U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States v. Gregory Knuuttila
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- David William McKeague
- Filed
- Sept. 2, 2025
- Case
- United States v. Gregory Knuuttila
- Case status
- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0412n.06 Case No. 24-1211 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Sep 02, 2025 KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ON APPEAL FROM THE Plaintiff - Appellee, ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE WESTERN ) DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN v. ) ) GREGORY JAMES KNUUTTILA, ) OPINION ) Defendant - Appellant. ) Before: McKEAGUE, MURPHY, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. Law enforcement officers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula conducted a years-long investigation into Gregory Knuuttila. The officers suspected that he was trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine; their suspicion was corroborated by several confidential informants and a series of controlled buys. After receiving information about an impending drug run, the officers stopped Knuuttila’s car and recovered approximately eight ounces of methamphetamine. Knuuttila ultimately pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and the district court sentenced him to 324 months in prison. On appeal, Knuuttila claims that law enforcement officers lacked reasonable suspicion to initiate the traffic stop. He furt…
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