United States Sixth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where: 1) defendant waived his right to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence by entering a guilty plea without reserving the right to appeal the issue; 2) he waived his right to appeal a denial of a motion to disclose a confidential informant's identity; 3) there was no error in denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence since there was sufficient probable cause for a search warrant; 4) there was no error in determining that the defendant's prior convictions subjected him to sentencing as an armed career criminal; and 5) the court did not violate the constitution in finding that defendant's prior convictions qualified as serious drug offenses so as to enhance his sentence as a career criminal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/23/2008
• Published 05/23/2008

Judges

• Before:  BATCHELDER and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges;  ROSEN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Peter B. Coughlan, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, for Appellant.   Laura K. Voorhees, Assistant United States Attorney, Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Peter B. Coughlan, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, for Appellant.  Laura K. Voorhees, Assistant United States Attorney, Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.