Legal Opinion
United States v. Joel Roy Blackwood
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1990No. 89-5639PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
Joel Roy Blackwood appeals his conviction and sentence for possession with intent to distribute over 188 grams of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Blackwood challenges the district court’s denial of his pretrial motion to suppress evidence seized allegedly in violation of the fourth amendment and assigns error to the admission of two pieces of evidence. Blackwood also challenges the court’s imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment under § 841(b)(l)(A)(iii).
We find no error in the denial of his suppression motion, nor in the admission of other…
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