Legal Opinion
Solis-Alarcon v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 23, 2011No. 09-2406PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Early on the morning of September 18, 2003, agents of the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) and Puerto Rico police officers working as part of a joint federal-state task force went to the residence at # 1-17 Alondra St., Brisas de Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Whether this address is technically in Carolina or the adjacent town of Canóvanas is not clear. One officer knocked on the door, which was opened by the home’s owner, Silvio Solis-Alarcón. Solis-Alarcón says that the officers, wielding guns, then entered the home without obtaining his consent. 1
The officers were there to…
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