1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 549 F.3d
  5. 549 F.3d 355 (2008)
 

U.S. v. SMITH

No. 07-5377.

549 F.3d 355 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terrence Tyrone SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 2, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Wende C. Cross, W.C. Cross & Associates, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. James E. Arehart, Assistant United States Attorney, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Wende C. Cross, W.C. Cross & Associates, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., Andrew Sparks, Assistant United States Attorneys, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

BOGGS, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which GRIFFIN, J., joined. MERRITT, J. (p. 363-64), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

BOGGS, Chief Judge.

Defendant Terrence Tyrone Smith appeals from the district court's denial of his motion to suppress the evidence underlying his guilty plea to two counts of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base. Smith also appeals from the district court's sentence of 240 months, based in part on the court's determination that Smith was a career offender. We hold that police officers had probable cause to arrest...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases