United States v. Howard Hill

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Howard Hill was convicted in a non-jury trial fpr possession of phencyclidine (PCP) with intent to distribute, in vio lation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Prior to trial, Hill moved to suppress the PCP on the basis that it had been seized from him in violation of his fourth amendment rights by DEA Agent Paul Markonni at the Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport on January 9, 1979. After a hearing on the motion to suppress, the magistrate recommended denial of the motion. The district court adopted the magistrate’s report with minor modifications and denied the…