United States Fifth Circuit

Convictions for possession with intent to distribute cocaine are affirmed over a claim of erroneous denial of a motion to suppress evidence found in a backpack during a search of their shared sleeping car where: 1) defendant's consent to search was voluntary; and 2) a reasonable officer would have believed that defendant had authority to consent and that his consent covered the backpack at issue.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/27/2007
• Published 03/28/2007

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher Allen Curtis (argued), Fort Worth, TX, for Freeman.


• For Appellees:
  
• Susan B. Cowger (argued), Dallas, TX, Camille Elizabeth Sparks, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.