United States v. Melissa Springs

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal from her conviction of one count of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base, Melissa Springs (“Springs” or “appellant”) raises three challenges to evidentiary rulings of the trial court. She asserts that the court erred (1) in admitting “character” evidence in violation of Federal Rule of Evidence 404; (2) in finding that appellant was not “seized” during a bus station encounter with the police; and (3) in ruling that her consent to a search of her tote bag extended to…