Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher T. Langford
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 31, 2002No. 02-1167PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The only question raised by this criminal appeal is the lawfulness of the search that discovered the gun that led to the defendant’s conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The search is challenged both as unsupported by probable cause and as executed without due warning to the residents (including the defendant) of the house that was searched.
The search was based on a warrant issued by a state judge. The police officer’s affidavit submitted in support of the application for the warrant identified the house and reported that two unidentified informants…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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- United States v. Robert Dice,defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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