No. 22-2538 ___________________________

United States of America

Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

William Stevenson

Defendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of South Dakota - Southern ____________

Submitted: March 21, 2023 Filed: May 3, 2023 ____________ Before BENTON, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Police observed William Stevenson leaving a hotel room just after they had secured a search warrant for the room. Within minutes, they detained and arrested him. They found methamphetamine on his person and more in the room. After the district court1 refused to suppress the drugs found on his person, a jury convicted Stevenson of conspiracy to distribute a co