Legal Opinion

United States v. Ronald D. Brown, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 18, 1999No. 98-4297PublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Ronald Brown pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of five or more grams of cocaine base (“crack”) with intent to distribute and was sentenced to 120 months in prison. As part of his plea agreement and under Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(a)(2), he reserved his right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence on the grounds that the drugs were seized as part of an illegal pat-down search. He appeals, and we affirm.

This case began in the early afternoon of June 8, 1998, in Indianapolis, Indiana, when Indiana State Trooper Dean Wil-dauer…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by96 opinions

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  5. United States v. Michael A. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002

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