Obiukwu v. United States

Joseph Obiukwu appeals pro se from a district court order that denied his motion for the return of property that had been seized during his criminal case. His appeal has been referred to a panel of this court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(1), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, the panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed in this case. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).

In 1992, Obiukwu was convicted of conspiring to distribute heroin and to possess heroin for intended distribution, violations of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) and 846. Our court affirmed his convictions on February 3, 1994, but…