United States v. Taverna

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

A grand jury indicted Defendant David Taverna for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), (b). The district court denied Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence law enforcement seized from his vehicle. Defendant entered a conditional guilty plea and reserved the right to appeal. See Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(a)(2). On appeal, Defendant claims the search of his vehicle violated the Fourth Amendment. Defendant also claims the absence of a verbatim transcript of a videotape played at the suppression hearing denied him a meaningful…