Legal Opinion
United States v. Roderick S. Pipes, United States of America v. Lasalle N. Waldrip
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1997No. 97-1074, 97-1493PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Roderick S. Pipes and LaSalle N. Waldrip appeal from their convictions for possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute, arguing that the search of their rental car violated the Fourth Amendment. Additionally, Pipes challenges the district court’s finding that he failed to make a threshold showing that the government acted irrationally in refusing to file a motion for downward departure for substantial assistance under section 5K1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.) and 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e). We affirm the district court on the Fourth Amendment…
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