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UNITED STATES v. MAYBERRY

No. 23-4051.

125 F.4th 132 (2025)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Cornelius MAYBERRY, a/k/a Red Defendant-Appellant

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 7, 2025.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: John LaFitte Warren, III, LAW OFFICES OF BILL NETTLES, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant. Ethan A. Sachs, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Nicole M. Argentieri, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Lisa H. Miller, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; Adair F. Boroughs, United States Attorney, Kathleen Stoughton, Appellate Chief, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge Keenan wrote the opinion, in which Judge Agee and Judge Harris joined.

This case involves a narcotics "sting" operation. The primary issues are whether the police had probable cause to arrest the defendant and whether the defendant abandoned his backpack, which later was found to contain over four pounds of methamphetamine.

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