United States DC Circuit

Conviction and sentence based on guilty plea to illegal drug possession with intent to distribute are affirmed over claim that police violated the Fourth Amendment's proscription against "unreasonable searches and seizures" when they ordered defendant out of the car and frisked him.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/13/2007
• Decided 12/21/2007
• Published 12/21/2007

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, RANDOLPH and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth D. Auerbach, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sarah T. Chasson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause, for appellee.   With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese, III.