Legal Opinion
United States v. Roland M. Silva
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1992No. 91-5609PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Roland M. Silva appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence, a handgun, seized after Silva discarded it while being pursued by police. Silva also appeals his sentence. We affirm.
I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On May 15, 1990, uniformed police went to Debra Campbell’s residence in order to execute a felony arrest warrant on her. When the patrol car approached the driveway, Officer Gustavo Salinas noticed that a pick-up truck, driven by Campbell, was attempting to leave the driveway of the residence. The police blocked the driveway with the patrol car to…
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