IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-20986
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
SENEKA WILLIAMS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. H-99-CR-209-1
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October 16, 2000
Before EMILIO M. GARZA, STEWART, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Seneka Williams challenges his convictions and sentences for
possession of cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute.
He contends that the district court erred in denying his motions
to suppress the evidence obtained during his warrantless arrest
and during a search of an apartment. Williams has failed to show
that the arrest was not based on probable cause. See United
States v. Ramirez, 145 F.3d 345, 352 (5th Cir.), cert. denied,
525 U.S. 1046 (1998). He has also failed to show that evidence
obtained in the search of the apartment was not admissible under
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
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the independent source doctrine. See United States v. Restrepo,
966 F.2d 964, 968-72 (5th Cir. 1992).
Williams also asserts that the district court abused its
discretion in denying his request for a reduction in sentence
based upon acceptance of responsibility. He has not shown that
his challenges to the admissibility of evidence were not related
to factual guilt and were in fact purely legal issues. See
U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1, comment. (n.2); United States v. Maldonado, 42
F.3d 906, 913 (5th Cir. 1995). Williams’s convictions and
sentences are AFFIRMED.