United States of America v. Urain Alexander Robinson

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-4949
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
URAIN ALEXANDER ROBINSON,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, Chief District
Judge. (CR-04-342)
Submitted: September 29, 2006 Decided: November 14, 2006
Before WILKINSON and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Billy Lee Ponds, THE PONDS LAW FIRM, Washington, D.C.; Harry Tun,
Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Chuck Rosenberg, United States
Attorney, Brian Lee Whisler, Olivia N. Hawkins, Assistant United
States Attorneys, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Urain Alexander Robinson was convicted of possession with
intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) (2000), and
sentenced to 210 months of imprisonment. On appeal, Robinson
asserts that the district court erred in denying his motion to
suppress. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
This court reviews the factual findings underlying a
motion to suppress for clear error, and the district court’s legal
determinations de novo. See Ornelas v. United States, 517 U.S.
690, 699 (1996). When a suppression motion has been denied, this
court reviews the evidence in the light most favorable to the
government. See United States v. Seidman, 156 F.3d 542, 547 (4th
Cir. 1998).
With these standards in mind, and having reviewed the
transcript of the suppression hearing and the parties’ briefs, we
conclude that the district court did not err in denying the motion
to suppress. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment. We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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