United States of America v. Nicholas Dewayne Rogers, also known as Nic

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-2089
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Nicholas Dewayne Rogers, also known as Nic
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central
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Submitted: June 8, 2026
Filed: June 24, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, Chief Judge, ARNOLD and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
After a police officer stopped a car that Nicholas Rogers was driving and found
a gun inside, Rogers was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm. See 18
U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He moved to suppress the gun on the ground that the police
officer lacked reasonable suspicion to stop him and unlawfully prolonged the stop.

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The district court1 disagreed and denied the motion. Rogers later pleaded guilty to the
offense without a plea agreement, and the district court sentenced him to 42 months
in prison.
Rogers maintains on appeal that the district court erred in denying his motion
to suppress. But "a guilty plea waives all suppression issues not expressly reserved
by a conditional plea." See United States v. Villa-Madrigal, 683 F.3d 924, 926 (8th
Cir. 2012). Rogers did not enter into a conditional guilty plea. See Fed. R. Crim. P.
11(a)(2). He hasn't offered any reason to suggest that he pleaded guilty unknowingly
or involuntarily. See Villa-Madrigal, 683 F.3d at 926. In fact, he fails altogether to
respond to the government's assertion that his unconditional plea estops him from
challenging the denial of his suppression motion. So we conclude that Rogers has
waived the challenges that he raises on appeal.
Affirmed.
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1The Honorable Brian S. Miller, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas.
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