United States v. Claude X, No. 10-3581 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of various drug and firearm charges, including one count of use of a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking crimes. Defendant appealed the denial of his motion to suppress and his conviction for use of a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking crimes. The court held that the search of defendant's vehicle was lawfully performed pursuant to the automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement. Therefore, the court affirmed the district court's denial of the motion to suppress evidence found in the vehicle. The court also held that the evidence supported the jury's finding that defendant "used" a firearm within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A). Therefore, the court affirmed the district court's denial of the motion for judgment of acquittal.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. Search was lawfully performed under the automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment; evidence was sufficient to support conviction for use of a firearm in relation to drug trafficking crimes.
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