Cocaine base related conviction

US v. McGhee, 09-1322, concerned a challenge to a conviction of defendant for possession of cocaine base and for possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute.  In affirming the conviction, the court held that the district court properly denied the suppression of the package of thirty-one baggies as the strip search was lawful.  The court also held that the district court did not err in allowing a testifying chemist to rely in part on another chemist’s test results as to one drug sample to establish the nature and weight of the drugs as other evidence overwhelmingly established that defendant held at least some of the baggies for distribution.  Lastly, the court held that the district court correctly designated defendant as a career offender during sentencing.

Related Link:

  • Read the First Circuit’s Full Decision in US v. McGhee, 09-1322

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