United States Eighth Circuit

Conviction for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute is affirmed where: 1) a search of the hotel room defendant was occupying was justified since whatever expectation of privacy defendant had in the room ceased when he was justifiably evicted from the hotel; and 2) the evidence was sufficient for a reasonable jury to find the defendant guilty.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/06/2009
• Published 01/06/2009

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Todd D. Burianek, argued, Grafton, ND, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul Raymond Emerson, AUSA, argued, Bismarck, ND, for appellee.