Legal Opinion

United States v. Aljabari

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 17, 2010No. 09-3605PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Samer Aljabari hired two of his friends to burn down a tobacco shop that competed with his father’s business. A jury convicted Aljabari of arson and conspiracy to commit arson. On appeal, Aljabari argues that the district court should have suppressed evidence he contends was seized in a search of his apartment that went beyond the scope authorized by the search warrant, that the government failed to prove that the arson had a sufficient link to interstate commerce to support a federal prosecution, and that the district court committed several errors during…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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3Cited by60 opinions

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