United States v. Cordero Garcia

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Eddie Cordero, also known as Eddie Cordero Garcia, takes issue with the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress certain evidence, as well as the court’s determination that he should be sentenced as a career offender. Concluding, as we do, that appellant’s legal arguments are unfounded, we affirm his conviction and sentence.

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In February 1993, a federal grand jury indicted appellant on charges of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and conspiring to commit the substantive offense. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. Appellant promptly…