Legal Opinion
United States v. Geary S. Stowe
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 12, 1996No. 95-3874PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Geary Stowe pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, but he preserved the right to challenge on appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress. On appeal he claims that the Illinois “no-knock” statute is unconstitutional and that the search conducted under a no-knock warrant was unreasonable. He «.also challenges the voluntariness of his confession and the constitutionality of the sentencing penalty for crack cocaine. We affirm the district court.
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