Legal Opinion
United States v. Eric Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 26, 2014No. 14-1015PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Based on evidence recovered during.a police search of his apartment, defendant Eric Kelly was charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A); and possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Although the search was authorized by a warrant, Kelly seeks to suppress the seized evidence on Fourth Amendment grounds. He contends that the government failed to establish probable cause…
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- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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