United States v. Beasley — 10th Cir. (Sep 16, 2026)
The Tenth Circuit hears Robert Beasley's appeal arising from a traffic stop. He was a passenger, and police sought to pat him down for weapons. His case went through a trial before a federal judge in Colorado and then sentencing. He now challenges the basis for the attempted pat-down and how an earlier Colorado assault conviction was used to calculate his sentence. A weapons frisk requires reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and dangerous.
United States v. Beasley (No. 25-1282) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, argued September 16, 2026.
Sources
Official argument audio — Tenth Circuit:https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/files/oralarguments/25-1282.mp3
Passenger frisk and prior-assault sentencing issues — Kansas Federal Public Defender, pages 15 and 42:https://ks.fd.org/sites/ks/files/media-library/issues-pending-20260402.pdf
Trial setting — District of Colorado calendar, first page:https://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Documents/Judges/Calendars/2024-12-16/all.pdf
Sentencing setting — District of Colorado calendar, second page:https://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Documents/Judges/Calendars/2025-07-14/pab.pdf
Held trial, sentencing and appeal record — public appellate docket, entries 9–13:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca10/25-1282
Weapons-frisk standard — Arizona v. Johnson, 555 U.S. 323, 327:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-555/pdf/USREPORTS-555-323.pdf
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