Legal Opinion

United States v. Claude Sledge, Iii, Also Known as Desmond Fowler

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 7, 2006No. 06-1480PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Claude Sledge III (Sledge) conditionally pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1), and to criminal forfeiture, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 853, reserving the right to appeal the district court’s 1 order denying Sledge’s motion to suppress. On appeal, Sledge challenges the denial of his suppression motion. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

On May 5, 2005, Lincoln (Nebraska) Police Department (LPD) Officer Robert Smith (Officer Smith) was conducting surveillance of a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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