United States v. Edward, No. 10-4256 (4th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and sentenced to 120 months' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contended that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized in the course of a police search of his person. The police search included an officer's use of a knife to cut a sandwich bag containing suspected narcotics off defendant's penis, an act performed at night on a public street. The court concluded that the manner in which the search was conducted was unreasonable and, therefore, that the district court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress. Accordingly, defendant's conviction was vacated and the case remanded.
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