Legal Opinion

United States v. Joseph Harley

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 29, 1982No. 450, Docket 81-1290PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:

Joseph Harley appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York convicting him of the possession of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 844, and the receipt of a firearm as a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(h). Harley contends that he was arrested without probable cause and that therefore District Judge Goettel erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of the cocaine and firearm seized in the arrest. Finding no error, we affirm.

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The events leading to defendant’s arrest on January 11, 1981, occurred during an…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Michigan v. SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Husty v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. United States v. John F. TrulloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  2. United States v. Tyjuan JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. United States v. Robert Earl SandersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. Juan Carlos Ocampo and Luis Alfonso EscobarCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. MosesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990

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