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U.S. v. PORTER

No. 96-3358.

107 F.3d 582 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Calvin PORTER, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregg R. Coonrod, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO, argued, for appellant.

Nancy R. Graven, Springfield, MO, argued, for appellee.

Before BOWMAN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, and JONES, District Judge.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Calvin Porter was indicted on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. The district court suppressed evidence of cocaine found in a bag with his name on it, and the United States appeals. We reverse.

Porter had been travelling by bus from San Bernardino, California to St. Louis, Missouri. When the bus stopped at the station in Springfield, Missouri, Carl Hicks boarded the bus,...

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