U.S. v. WASHINGTON

No. 97-2146.

151 F.3d 1354 (1998)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kent, Asst. Fed. Pub. Defender, Jacksonville, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

A. William Mackie, Asst. U.S. Atty., Charles Wilson, U.S. Atty., Susan Humes Raab, Tamra Phipps, Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before COX and BLACK, Circuit Judges, and RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge.


RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:

In this warrantless search of passengers traveling on an interstate bus, the government relies upon the consent of the searched passengers to obviate the need for a warrant. After the district court denied the defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained during the search, the defendant was convicted at a bench trial of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The only issue before us is whether the...

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