081974P.pdf   02/10/2009  United States  v.  Larry Darnell Armstrong
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  08-1974
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - St. Paul   
   [PUBLISHED] [Riley, Author, with Murphy and Gruender, Circuit Judges]
   Criminal case - criminal law and sentencing. Circumstances
   surrounding seizure of a handgun were sufficient to establish probable
   cause that drug trafficking was taking place; because it is unlawful to use,
   carry or possess a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, the
   incriminating nature of a handgun found at the house would have been
   immediately apparent, and officers were justified in seizing the gun under
   the plain view doctrine; defendant made a knowing and valid waiver of
   his right to counsel at a prosecution for attempted burglary and his
   argument that the offense could not be considered for purposes of
   determining whether he qualified for sentencing as an armed career
   criminal is rejected.