United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction and sentence for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute are affirmed where: 1) evidence obtained from a seizure of defendant when he drove his car into a security perimeter established by police for an unrelated search was not subject to suppression; and 2) defendant's prior conviction for resisting a police officer was a crime of violence for purposes of a career-offender sentencing enhancement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/13/2007
• Decided 09/15/2008
• Published 09/15/2008

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John M. Maciejczyk (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, South Bend, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., David P. Jones (argued), Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, LaPorte, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.