United States v. William Van Lewis

PECK, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant William Van Lewis was found guilty by a jury of having knowingly and unlawfully possessed the Schedule I controlled substance heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). 1 Appellant was sentenced to serve a term of 18 months in prison. Appellant now appeals his conviction on the ground that the district court erred when it denied his pretrial motions to suppress the evidence of heroin seized by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the course of a search at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport and then admitted the heroin into evidence at…