UNITED STATES V. WILLAMS
159 Fed.Appx 500 (4th Cir. 2005)
NATURE OF THE CASE: The court denied Williams' (D) motion to suppress evidence. D entered
a conditional guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of
cocaine. D reserved his right to challenge the district court's ruling on his motion to
suppress. After the district court sentenced him to 120 months' imprisonment, and D noted
his appeal.
FACTS: Detective Sullivan observed D enter an apartment building shortly after midnight.
He observed Tyra Tucker, arrive and enter the apartment building. Ten minutes later, D and
Tucker exited the building together and approached Tucker's vehicle. D was carrying a brown
shoulder bag. Tucker opened the trunk of her vehicle and D placed the bag in the trunk. D
then got into his vehicle and drove away from the apartment complex. Tucker, in her vehicle,
followed closely behind. The police stopped both vehicles. Tucker gave her consent to search
her vehicle, and they recovered the bag from her trunk. Inside the bag, was ten kilograms of
cocaine. D moved to suppress the evidence in that he claimed ownership and a possessory
interest in the bag and its contents. D gave orders to Tucker to stay close to him and D
also asserted that Tucker did not know the contents of the bag. The district court denied
the motion to suppress, finding D lacked standing to contest the consent search. D appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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