Legal Opinion
United States v. Maher
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 6, 2006No. 05-1598PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Lawrence Maher, an erstwhile Massachusetts drug dealer supplying cocaine to southern Maine, was the subject of a police sting operation. While under surveillance on July 22, 2004, Maher wandered drunkenly around a public parking lot in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, calling out the name of a potential drug buyer. He then got in his van, which contained drugs, and fell asleep at the wheel with the key in the ignition and an open beer can beside him.
The police, well aware of the opportunity created, naturally investigated. They arrested Maher for the state crime of operating…
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