United States v. Richard a Manuel

PAUL KELLY, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Mr. Manuel entered a conditional plea of guilty, Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(a)(2), to possession with intent to distribute 232 grams of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He now appeals the denial of his motion to suppress. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.

Background

In the early evening, two officers of Wichita’s drug interdiction unit observed Mr. Manuel walking away from a bus terminal. Initially, the officers had been following a white male carrying a package they regarded as suspicious, but decided not to continue when he was met at the…