United States v. Quincy J. Conway

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

On June 23, 1994, a jury convicted Quincy Conway of two counts of knowing and intentional possession of controlled substances, crack cocaine in one count and powder cocaine in the other, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844 and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Conway now appeals, claiming (1) that the district court erred when it held that he lacked standing to object on Fourth Amendment grounds to the search of a motel room; (2) that the court’s jury instruction defining “reasonable doubt” denied the defendant’s Fifth Amendment right to due process and Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury;…