United States v. Williams

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Following the denial of Aaron Williams’s motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless arrest and search of a vehicle in which he was a passenger, a jury found Williams guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of one kilogram of heroin. The district court 1 sentenced Williams to 262 months’ imprisonment, ten years’ supervised release, and ordered forfeiture of $1 million. Williams appeals and we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

During the course of a Los Angeles, California, investigation into individuals trafficking drugs, Drug Enforcement Agents…