United States v. Burroughs, No. 13-3031 (D.C. Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendant, convicted of three counts of possession of illegal drugs with intent to distribute, appealed the denial of his motion to suppress drug-related evidence police discovered in his home. The court concluded that defendant did not establish good cause for not raising his preclusion argument before the district court and, assuming plain-error review applies, the district court did not plainly err by failing to give preclusive effect to the superior court’s probable-cause determination. The court also concluded that the district court's finding that defendant was one of four suspects who fled from a stolen car was not clearly erroneous because it was supported by testimony from an officer whose credibility defendant does not contest. The district court's finding provided probable cause for defendant's arrest. Accordingly, the court affirmed the district court's judgment.
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