Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfred J. RANDALL, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-07-26
Citations: 102 F. App'x 826
Docket Number: No. 04-4130
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Alfred J. RANDALL, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 102
Pages: 826–827

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Alfred J. RANDALL, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 04-4130.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted July 9, 2004.
Decided July 26, 2004.
John W. Luxton, Morchower, Luxton & Whaley, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Michael J. Elston, Olivia N. Hawkins, Assistant United States Attorneys, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Alfred J. Randall appeals his conviction, following a conditional guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (2000), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (2000). Randall contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained following his arrest. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
We review a district court's factual findings underlying a motion to suppress for clear error, and the district court's legal determinations de novo. Ornelas v. United States, 517 U.S. 690, 699, 116 S.Ct. 1657, 134 L.Ed.2d 911 (1996); United States v. Rusher, 966 F.2d 868, 873 (4th Cir.1992). When a suppression motion has been denied, we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the government. See United States v. Seidman, 156 F.3d 542, 547 (4th Cir.1998). Randall's sole contention on appeal is that the arresting officer's failure to comply with Virginia law when arresting him constituted a violation of the Fourth Amendment. Because the "constitutional standard is not affected by the fact that state law may impose a more stringent arrest standard upon state police officers," Fisher v. Wash. Metro. Area Transit Auth., 690 F.2d 1133, 1138 (4th Cir.1982), and Randall concedes that there was probable cause to arrest him, we conclude that the district court did not err in denying Randall's motion to suppress.
Accordingly, we affirm Randall's conviction. 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