United States v. Cornelius Franklin

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Cornelius Franklin appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Missouri after a non-jury trial on stipulated facts finding him guilty of one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court sentenced Franklin to three years imprisonment followed by three years of special parole. For reversal Franklin argues that the district court erred in (1) finding that the custodial arrest for minor traffic violations and the search incident thereto was lawful, (2)…