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Court Affirms Conviction, Life Sentence, for Crack Possession

By Jonathan Byrne

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US v. Farrior: Farrior was involved in two car searches that uncovered crack cocaine. The first was the result of a traffic stop for an inoperable tag light. After Farrior was given a verbal warning, the officer who pulled him over asked if he would step out of the car and talk. Farrior agreed and eventually consented to a search of the car, which uncovered nothing. In the interim, another officer arrived on the scene with a drug dog, which sniffed the outside of the car, alerting to the trunk. The officers eventually searched one of Farrior's boots, finding 5.5 grams of crack cocaine and cash. The second search occurred when Farrior was the victim of a shooting. After towing his vehicle, officers searched it and found 469 grams of crack cocaine (also in boots)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Circuit Blog on August 19, 2008 (boomark / email).

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