United States v. Leonard B. Steele, (83-5108), Marvin Lee Echols, (83-5109), David A. Warren, (83-5110), Jackie Wayne Scarborough, (83-5111)

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Leonard B. Steele, Marvin Lee Echols, David A. Warren, and Jackie Wayne Scarborough were charged in a two-count indictment with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and possession of cocaine, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2. The interception of the appellants yielded $400,000 in cash and over 1,200 pounds of cocaine. This cocaine was assigned a street value of approximately $400 million.

On July 20,1982, Warren and Echols filed a motion to suppress evidence seized from their car, including the $400,000 ultimately introduced into…