Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Christmas, A/K/A Jason Carter
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2000No. 99-4631PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge FRIEDMAN joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
Joseph Christmas was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court denied Christmas’ mo tion to suppress drugs and a firearm seized during his arrest. Christmas subsequently entered a conditional plea of guilty and was sentenced to eighty-eight months imprisonment. Christmas appeals the district court’s suppression ruling, arguing that an unsolicited tip from a neighbor…
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