Legal Opinion
United States v. Arthur Napier
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 7, 2006No. 04-10249PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Arthur Napier, contends that the district court erred by refusing to unseal a sealed attachment to the search warrant affidavit that ultimately paved the way to his arrest and conviction. The attachment detailed activity by a confidential informant. Napier argues that by sealing the attachment and by keeping it sealed, the government prevented him from making the substantial preliminary showing required by Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154, 155-56, 98 S.Ct. 2674, 57 L.Ed.2d 667 (1978), for an evidentiary hearing to test the validity of a search warrant…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. RaddatzSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Halray Harman v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by19 opinions
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