UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vance Edward INGRAM, III, Defendant-Appellant, 46 F. App'x 216

OPINION PER CURIAM. Vance Edward Ingram, III, was convicted by a federal jury of one count of possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute. Ingram appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for a hearing pursuant to Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154, 98 S.Ct. 2674, 57 L.Ed.2d 667 (1978), to challenge the validity of the affidavit supporting the search warrant that yielded evidence used to obtain his conviction. We first note that it is unclear whether Ingram in fact lived at the searched residence and thus had standing to seek to suppress the seized evidence.

Assuming, however, that Ingram in fact had standing to challenge the search warrant, we have thoroughly reviewed the record and conclude that the Franks motion was properly denied because Ingram did not make the requisite preliminary showing that a false statement knowingly and intentionally, or with reckless disregard for the truth, was included by the affiant in the warrant affidavit. Id. at 155-56. Ingram also contends that the district court erred in permitting the Government to elicit expert testimony concerning the street value of crack cocaine.

He asserts that the admission of this testimony conflicted with the court’s prior ruling forbidding witness Michael Cannon from testifying about prior drug transactions with Ingram. Our review discloses that the admission of the expert testimony did not amount to an abuse of discretion. See United States v. Wilson, 135 F.3d 291, 306 (4th Cir.1998); Fed.R.Evid. 403, 404(b). We accordingly affirm Ingram’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.