Legal Opinion
United States v. Bennie Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1986No. 84-1396PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINDER, District Judge.
The appellant, Bennie Mitchell, was convicted after jury trial of one count of possession of Phencyclidine (PCP) with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The appellant contends that the trial court committed error in not suppressing and excluding evidence allegedly obtained as the result of an illegal search and seizure.
On November 29, 1983 officers from the Oklahoma City Police Department, acting with an undercover informant, purchased two cigarettes dipped in PCP at two houses in Oklahoma City. Each transaction took place in less than two…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by63 opinions
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