Legal Opinion
United States v. Rickie A. Cochrane, United States v. Joni Seplocha
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 21, 1990No. 635PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, 715 F.Supp. 23, suppressing evidence against the defendants, Rickie A. Cochrane and Joni Seplo-cha. For reasons that follow, we reverse.
On May 18, 1988 a state district court judge issued a warrant authorizing the search of the defendants’ residence on Branch Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island for controlled substances and related paraphernalia. In the course of the search, the Rhode Island State Police found and seized three firearms. Because Cochrane…
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