Legal Opinion
United States v. Noah Lawal
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 1, 2000No. 00-1104PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Noah Lawal, a Nigerian citizen who had been in the United States for ten months 1 prior to his arrest, was indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and attempting to possess heroin with the intent to distribute it in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Lawal moved to suppress several self-incriminating statements he made to authorities after his arrest, but the district court denied the motion without an evidentiary hearing. A jury later convicted Lawal on both counts and the district judge sentenced him to 78…
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