Legal Opinion
United States v. Cortez Avery
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1997No. 95-5232PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
The Defendant entered a conditional plea of guilty in the district court to the charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(a)(2), he appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress, arguing that cocaine recovered from his carry-on bag should be excluded because (1) airport officers targeted, pursued and interviewed him solely due to his race, in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and (2) the…
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