Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Lee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 17, 1990No. 1500, Docket 89-1608PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellant Michael Lee appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, finding him guilty of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1988).
On this appeal, Lee argues that his conviction should be reversed because the district court improperly denied his motion to suppress cocaine recovered from his suitcase. Specifically, Lee complains that the district court erred in finding that he abandoned his suitcase and therefore was with out basis under…
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