U.S. v. ALTON

No. 92-1762.

982 F.2d 285 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James ALTON, a/k/a James A. Hale, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Kirksey, Jr., St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellant.

Joseph M. Landolt, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOKEN, Circuit Judge.


RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

James Alton appeals his convictions for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime. He claims that the District Court1 erred in not suppressing evidence seized under a search warrant, which he argues was not issued upon probable cause. We affirm.

I.

On February 8, 1990, Special Agent Dennis Wichern of the Drug Enforcement...

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