U.S. v. WASHINGTON

No. 94-5228.

41 F.3d 917 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond L. WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: John Henry Maclin, IV, Petersburg, VA, for appellant. N. George Metcalf, Asst. U.S. Atty., Richmond, VA, for appellee. ON BRIEF: Helen F. Fahey, U.S. Atty., Elliott Bender, Law Student Intern, Richmond, VA, for appellee.

Before RUSSELL and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and CHASANOW, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation.


Affirmed by published opinion. Judge RUSSELL wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge CHASANOW joined.

OPINION

RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

The defendant, Raymond L. Washington, was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He appeals the district court's refusal to reduce his charge to simple possession of cocaine under 21 U.S.C. § 844(a). We affirm.

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