U.S. v. MONTIETH

No. 10-4264.

662 F.3d 660 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kwan D. MONTIETH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 5, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Roderick Morris Wright, Jr. , Wright Law Firm of Charlotte, PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Richard Lee Edwards , Office of the United States Attorney, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Anne M. Tompkins , United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Judge AGEE joined.


OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Kwan Montieth was convicted of having used and carried a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). Montieth now appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress physical evidence recovered in a search of his residence and statements he made to the police. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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