Legal Opinion

United States v. Clarence Richardson, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 3, 2000No. 99-1190PublishedCited by 163 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Clarence Richardson, a convicted felon, was charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Because both the drugs and the gun were found during a warrantless search of Richardson’s home, Richardson filed a pretrial motion to suppress the incriminating evidence, which the district court denied. After a bench trial, Richardson was convicted on both counts and received a sentence of 262 months in prison and a $500 fine. In his appeal, Richardson challenges both the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Lewis L. Wayne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
  5. United States v. Isiah KitchenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by163 opinions

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  3. United States v. Arturo Garcia Parra and Magdalena CorreaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Karen Fitzgerald v. M. SantoroCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  5. Thacker v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003

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