Legal Opinion
United States v. Adams
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 20, 2002No. 02-1007PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
Based on information from an informant, the Providence, Rhode Island, police conducted surveillance of a residence in that city, secured a search warrant, and discovered in the basement two weapons: a .44 caliber revolver and a .45 caliber pistol with a badly scratched serial number. The next day, the defendant Robert Adams was interviewed by a federal agent and, waiving his Miranda rights, admitted to owning the guns and attempting to scratch out the serial number on the .45 with a screwdriver. Thereafter, a jury convicted Adams of being a felon in possession of a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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