United States v. Roderick E. Richards

PELL, Senior Circuit , Judge.

A jury convicted defendant Roderick Richards of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), using and carrying a firearm during a drug-trafficking offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924. He raises only one issue on appeal: whether the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

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