United States Fourth Circuit

Conviction of defendant for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and sentence of 360 months' imprisonment are affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in denying a motion to suppress the seized drugs and statement to a police officer; 2) district court did not err in admitting evidence of federal convictions; and 3) district court did not err in sentencing defendant as a career offender under section 4B1.1 of the 2007 edition of the guidelines manual.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/27/2010
• Decided 02/25/2010
• Published 02/25/2010

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, KING, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Patrick L. Bryant, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. John Donley Adams, Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:Michael S. Nachmanoff, Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, Keith Loren Kimball, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellant. Dana J. Boente, Acting United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, Jessica M. Norris, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellee.