Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilson Mitchell, United States of America v. Ricky Zollicoffer
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 27, 1991No. 90-3084, 90-3273PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
Wilson Mitchell and Ricky Zollicoffer were convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and also of use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. They argue that the trial court erred by not suppressing evidence seized during a traffic stop of a car driven by Mitchell in which Zollicoffer was a passenger. Mitchell further asserts that the trial court failed to state its “essential findings” in ruling on the defendants’ motion to suppress, as Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(e) requires. We…
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