United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's conviction and sentence for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime are affirmed where there was a fundamental and dispositive difference between McTiernan and this case -- namely, whether, prior to pleading, the defendant was aware of the prospect of making a suppression motion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/27/2010
• Published 09/27/2010

Judges

• Frederic Block

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• George S. Cardona, Ethan A. Balogh