United States v. George Stapleton, Jr.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

George Stapleton, Jr., was convicted by a jury of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and of conspiracy to possess cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846 (1988). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 360 months on each of the two counts. He appeals, arguing that the District Court 1 erred when it refused to suppress evidence seized in a search he contends violated his Fourth Amendment rights.

Stapleton was a passenger in a car driven by Rosalyn Golston (who was charged with Stapleton but acquitted by the jury) that was travelling on interstate…