Legal Opinion
United States v. McGhee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 7, 2010No. 09-1322PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Winston McGhee guilty of possession of cocaine base (at least five grams), 21 U.S.C. § 844(a) (2006), and of possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute (less than five grams), id. § 841(a)(1). 1 He now appeals on three grounds: that the search of his person violated the Fourth Amendment; that the court impermissibly allowed a testifying chemist to rely in part on another chemist’s test results as to one drug sample (the sale of which was not charged); and that at sentencing, a youthful offender adjudication was improperly treated as a career…
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