United States Third Circuit

In a prosecution of defendant for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute drugs and other related crimes, defendant's conviction and sentence is affirmed where: 1) the seizure of defendant by Pennsylvania State Police in Ohio was not unreasonable and the district court did not err in denying his motion to suppress; and 2) the district court did not err when it failed to grant defendant a downward departure or an additional downward variance as the record amply supports the district court's conclusion that defendant perjured himself and that the Pennsylvania State Police did not act improperly in conducting their sting operation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/30/2009
• Decided 04/06/2010
• Published 04/06/2010

Judges

• Before: FISHER, HARDIMAN and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William C. Kaczynski, [Argued], Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert L. Eberhardt, [Argued], Laura S. Irwin, Troy Rivetti, Office of the United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.