U.S. v. COGGINS

No. 92-7228.

986 F.2d 651 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America v. Patrick COGGINS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed March 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Peters (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Christiansted, St. Croix, VI, for appellee.

Melody M. Walcott (argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, Christiansted, Saint Croix, VI, for appellant.

Before: BECKER, COWEN and ROTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROTH, Circuit Judge:

On April 24, 1992, Patrick Coggins was sentenced to 121 months imprisonment for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute and for attempted possession of a controlled substance on board an aircraft. Coggins was arrested at the St. Croix airport after fleeing from a DEA agent who had briefly detained Coggins and his four travelling companions for questioning. The trial court denied Coggins' motion to suppress...

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