United States v. Maurice Williams

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Chief Judge:

A jury convicted Maurice Williams on four counts related to his role in a conspiracy to distribute narcotics. On appeal, Williams challenges the constitutionality of searches that uncovered the drug evidence the government used against him at trial, the propriety of part of the prosecutor’s closing argument, and the district court’s refusal to accept an argument Williams advanced at sentencing. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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In September 2011, the Metropolitan Police…