U.S. v. BAKER

No. 93-2486.

16 F.3d 854 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dwight Erwin BAKER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 14, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was John K. Rigg, Des Moines, IA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Gary L. Hayward, Des Moines, IA. Additional attorney appearing on the brief was Lester Paff.

Before LOKEN, Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and HANSEN, Circuit Judge.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Dwight Erwin Baker appeals his conviction for possessing cocaine base (crack cocaine) and for managing a residence for the purpose of distributing or using crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 844 and 856, arguing that evidence seized by Des Moines police while improperly executing a no-knock search warrant should have been suppressed. He also appeals his 180-month sentence, arguing that he was improperly sentenced as a career...

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