United States of America v. Rodney Dale Smith

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession



On February 19, 2023, law enforcement received a call reporting a vehicle in the middle of the roadway with a driver "slumped over the steering wheel.” R. Doc. 30, at 4. When officers arrived, Smith, the driver, told officers that he had run out of gas and was waiting for help from his father. The officers ran his identification and determined that he had a suspended driver's license. Smith was subsequently arrested for driving with a suspended license. The officers called for a tow service to remove Smith's vehicle from the road, and the officers conducted an inventory search of the vehicle prior to its removal. The search revealed a brown bag containing a glass smoking pipe and a functional pipe bomb.1 Smith was subsequently charged with, and pleaded guilty to, possession of an unregistered firearm (a destructive device as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 5845(a) and (f)), in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d).

Defendant plead guilty to count one of a one-count Indictment on September 27, 2022 and is sentenced to TIME SERVED. Once released, defendant placed on 2 years of supervised release with mandatory, standard and special conditions. $100.00 special assessment due immediately. Defendant remanded to the custody of the USMS.





Affirmed