United States First Circuit

Conviction and sentencing of defendant for possession of cocaine and possession of a firearm after a prior felony conviction are upheld where the district court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress evidence discovered after a consensual search of the defendant's pants pocket to locate identification, while he was handcuffed and face-down, revealed seven small bags of crack cocaine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/27/2011
• Published 07/27/2011

Judges

• LIPEZ

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel