U.S. v. SMITH

No. 98-2100.

201 F.3d 1317 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ruvel Alfred SMITH, Jr., a.k.a. Rube Smith, etc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald S. Bettman, Jacksonville, FL, for Smith.

Susan Humes Raab, Jacksonville, FL, Tamra Phipps, Tampa, FL, for United States.

Before EDMONDSON and MARCUS, Circuit Judges, and STROM, Senior District Judge.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant, Ruvel Alfred Smith, Jr., appeals his convictions for conspiring to distribute cocaine and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. Defendant asserts that the district court erred in denying Defendant's motion to suppress. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

This case arises from a bus check at a Jacksonville, Florida, bus station. On 5 May 1997, DEA Special Agent...

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