United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's convictions and sentences for distributing cocaine and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon are affirmed in part but vacated as to the sentences where: 1) a search of defendant's home and seizure of evidence were not illegal as officers were not required to knock-and-announce under the circumstances; 2) admission of a police officer's expert opinion testimony did not amount to plain error; and 3) the district court failed to provide an explanation on the record for its sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/25/2007
• Published 05/25/2007

Judges

• Before:  MERRITT and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges;  LAWSON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  Thomas P. Kurt, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellant.  Timothy D. Oakley, United States Attorney, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.