United States v. Moore

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  No. 02-4805 TRAVELL BESTES MOORE, Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Henry Coke Morgan, Jr., District Judge. (CR-02-51) Submitted: April 4, 2003 Decided: April 21, 2003 Before LUTTIG and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. COUNSEL Frank W. Dunham, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Larry W. Shelton, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellant. Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Laura M. Ever- hart, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appel- lee. 2 UNITED STATES v. MOORE Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). OPINION PER CURIAM: Travell Bestes Moore pled guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and one count of possession of a fire- arm by a convicted felon. Moore challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress, contending that he was subject to a custo- dial interrogation without Miranda warnings and asserting that his statements and subsequent consent to search his home were both involuntary. We review legal conclusions in a district court’s suppression deter- mination de novo and review the underlying facts under the clearly erroneous standard, giving due weight to inferences drawn from those facts by resident law enforcement officers. United States v. Sprinkle, 106 F.3d 613, 616-17 (4th Cir. 1997). Upon our review, we find that Moore was properly questioned by officers pursuant to a valid investi- gative stop under Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 30 (1968), for which Miranda warnings are not required. See Berkemer v. McCarty, 468 U.S. 420, 439-40 (1984). We further conclude, based on the totality of the circumstances, that Moore’s statements to officers and his con- sent to search his home for the firearm were both voluntarily given. See United States v. Rusher, 966 F.2d 868, 877 (4th Cir. 1992). Accordingly, we find the district court properly denied Moore’s motion to suppress and affirm. 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