Legal Opinion
United States v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 2, 2008No. 07-5377PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, C.J., joined by Griffin, J.,
MERRITT, J. (p. 363-64), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
BOGGS, Chief Judge.
Defendant Terrence Tyrone Smith appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress the evidence underlying his guilty plea to two counts of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base. Smith also appeals from the district court’s sentence of 240 months, based in part on the court’s determination that Smith was a career offender. We hold that police officers had probable cause to arrest Smith and search him incident to the arrest, and that Smith was a career…
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