Legal Opinion
United States v. Walter
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 11, 2006No. 92-1270PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
On June 19, 2003, a grand jury sitting in the District of Massachusetts issued a five-count indictment against Markeno Walter, a previously convicted felon. Walter was indicted with evidence from two controlled purchases of firearms arranged by the Western Massachusetts Gang Task Force (“Task Force”), a joint state-federal law enforcement initiative headed by the FBI. The Task Force had set up the purchases between Walter and a cooperating witness for the government named Terry Brown, who also happened to be Walter’s cousin.
The first purchase took place on June 28,…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by48 opinions
- United States v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- United States v. De La CruzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- United States v. John L. Tolliver and Archie Dunklin, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- United States v. HicksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
43 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.