Legal Opinion
United States v. Spears
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 8, 2012No. 10-3338PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
On August 1, 2008, a magistrate judge issued a search warrant for the home of Marlon K. Spears, which law enforcement officers executed five days later. Spears was arrested and charged with possessing 100 or more marijuana plants with intent to distribute, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and maintaining a place for the manufacture and distribution of marijuana. He filed multiple motions to suppress the evidence obtained from the search, challenging numerous statements made in the affidavit accompanying the warrant application, including: (1) statements about…
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