Legal Opinion
United States v. Ladarius Venice Cook
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2006No. 05-3731PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
A warrant search of the home where Ladarius Cook lived with his girlfriend yielded ten grams of cocaine base, ten grams of powder cocaine, two digital scales, and a handgun found either on or in a bedroom night stand that also contained men’s underwear. After Cook’s arrest, he waived his Miranda rights and told police that the drugs and gun belonged to his girlfriend. Cook was indicted for possession with intent to distribute five or more grams of cocaine base, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted…
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