United States v. Boley

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT __________________ No. 97-10964 Summary Calendar __________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus DANYEL BOLEY, Defendant-Appellant. -------------------------------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (4:96-CR-129-1-Y) --------------------------------------------- July 1, 1998 Before JONES, SMITH, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Danyel Boley appeals his conviction and sentence for distribution of cocaine base. He argues that the district court abused its discretion in allowing an unduly suggestive in-court identification and by admitting physical evidence with insufficient evidence concerning the chain-of-custody. Boley also contends that his sentence should not have been based on the quantity of cocaine * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 97-10964 -2- base concerned in Count Two of the indictment and that Boley should have been sentenced on the amount of pure cocaine involved, not the mixture that is cocaine base. Boley waived his in-court-identification issue by failing to brief the district court's denial of his motion for a lineup based in part on Boley's failure to comply with a local rule that motions be supported with a brief. See United States v. Wilkes, 20 F.3d 651, 652 (5th Cir. 1994); FED. R. APP. P. 28(a)(4); Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993). Even if we considered that issue as a plenary matter, the in-court identification was not impermissibly suggestive. The evidence concerning the chain of custody was sufficient for admission. United States v. Casto, 889 F.2d 562, 568-69 (5th Cir. 1989). The sentencing judge did not err by including the weight of the diluents in cocaine base or by including the conduct concerned in Count Two of the indictment. United States v. Smallwood, 920 F.2d 1231, 1237-38 (5th Cir. 1991); See United States v. Cartwright, 6 F.3d 294, 303-04 (5th Cir. 1993). AFFIRMED.