(DOWNLOAD) "United States V. Pruitt" by Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States V. Pruitt
- Author : Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 10, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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This is a direct criminal appeal brought by six defendants found guilty of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and laundering their drug proceeds thereafter, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i). The six defendants-appellants are Tony Pruitt, Oscar Pena, Miguel Garrido, Daaiyah Mustafa, Douglas Mayberry, and Marlan Engle. At issue, with respect to Pena and Garrido, is the constitutionality of a motor vehicle search conducted on July 29, 1995. Pursuant to Knowles v. Iowa, ---U.S. ----, 119 S.Ct. 484, 142 L.Ed.2d 492 (1998)-a Supreme Court decision issued subsequent to the trial of this matter-and earlier Eleventh Circuit precedent, we find the search of defendants' vehicle violative of the Fourth Amendment, and therefore reverse. In all other respects, we affirm the convictions and sentences of the remaining co-defendants.