United States of America, Cross-Appellee v. Denny L. Goff

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals Denny Goffs sentence after a conviction for drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms. Goff cross-appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence. We shall affirm Goffs conviction, but vacate his sentence.

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Goff, along with a codefendant, was charged in a thirteen-count indictment with six counts of distributing cocaine and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Goff was charged with three counts of possessing with the intent to distribute either cocaine, LSD, or marijuana, also in…