Bates v. United States

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Ronald Bates appeals from his convictions for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana. 1 Bates raises three issues for our review: whether physical evidence was obtained in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, whether the evidence at trial was sufficient to support his convictions, and whether the trial court erred in denying a mistrial as the remedy for the prosecutor’s improper rebuttal closing argument. We affirm.

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Ronald Bates was arrested along with his co-defendant, Maurice…