United States v. Thomas Norman Gay

HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge.

In a bench trial after a jury was waived, defendant Gay was convicted on one count of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1982). On this direct appeal from his conviction, Gay challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the sufficiency of the chain of custody established by the Government, several searches and seizures which produced most of the Government’s evidence, and the admissibility of certain statements made prior to his being advised of the Miranda rights.

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The Factual Background

The Government’s evidence tended to…