United States v. Nicholas Mendoza

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• holding a 40-minute delay was reasonable “[g]iven the distance between the scene of the detention and the nearest [dog-]handler”
• identifying defendant’s “three drug-delivery trips” as a basis for affirming district court’s denial of the minor-participant reduction
• reviewing recusal argument not raised in the district court for plain error
• where trooper and dog handler who was far away were diligent in bringing drug- sniffing dog to the scene, additional 40-minute detention spent waiting for the dog to arrive was reasonable
• reply brief too late to present an argument for reversal
• reply brief too late to present an argument for reversal

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