Cantrell
United States v. Cantrell
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Newton Cantrell (“N. Cantrell”), Donna Cantrell (“D. Cantrell”), Angela Walker (“A. Walker”), Theresa Walker (“T. Walker”), Jack Coversup, Jeanine Renz, and James Murphy appeal their jury convictions and sentences for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) and 846, and other related charges. The defendants raise is *160 sues of suppression of evidence, limitations on cross-examination during trial, variance, jury instructions, sufficiency of the evidence, and forfeiture. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm the convictions.
I
We first address Coversup and T. Walker’s contention that the district court erred in denying their motions to suppress evidence found in a search of Coversup’s vehicle that took place in Glasgow, Montana. 2 As an initial matter, there was reasonable suspicion for the police to stop Coversup. Ron Kemp, Chief of police for the city of Wolf Point, Montana, witnessed Coversup meeting with N. Cantrell, a known drug dealer, and engaging in what Kemp reasonably believed to be a drug transaction. An informant had told the police that N. Cantrell would be transporting drugs through the…