U.S. v. HAMILTON

No. 90-1656.

931 F.2d 1046 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James HAMILTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Waide, Tupelo, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

John R. Hailman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Charles W. Spillers, Robert Q. Whitwell, U.S. Attys., Oxford, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, JOLLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

The defendant was convicted for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, for mailing drug proceeds, and for being a felon in possession of three firearms. The defendant appeals his conviction arguing that the evidence against him should have been suppressed because police violated his fourth amendment rights. He also argues that the money laundering statute under which he was convicted, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1), does not prohibit...

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