United States v. Vincent Cooke

RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Vincent Cooke, entered a conditional guilty plea to a one-count indictment charging possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Prior to entering the plea, Vincent had filed a motion to suppress evidence, which was denied.

Upon a review of the record of the suppression hearing, we conclude that the district judge correctly denied the motion, and we affirm on the basis of Judge Zatkoff’s written opinion.

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