Legal Opinion
United States v. Duane Wendall Larson, United States of America v. Sheila Jane Burgess
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1985No. 84-5080, 84-5081PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Duane Wendall Larson and Sheila Jane Burgess guilty on a count of an indictment which charged them with possessing three pounds of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1982), and aiding and abetting such action in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 (1982). The cocaine was discovered by police upon a warrantless search of a motel room in Burnsville, Minnesota.
On appeal, both defendants argue that the evidence obtained pursuant to the search should have been suppressed. The defendants also assert that the trial court violated their…
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