U.S. v. SHEPPARD

No. 89-1422.

901 F.2d 1230 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice Deteige SHEPPARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Weiner and Charles B. Tennison, San Antonio, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Michael R. Hardy, LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Asst. U.S. Attys., and Ronald F. Ederer, Interim, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KING, GARWOOD and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Following a bench trial, defendant-appellant Maurice Deteige Sheppard (Sheppard) was convicted of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it. In this appeal from his conviction, Sheppard challenges only the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence, contending that the evidence in question was the fruit of an illegal search. We affirm.

Facts and Proceedings Below

On the morning of January 11, 1989, Sheppard...

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