Legal Opinion
United States v. William Ross Phillips
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1974No. 73-2078PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM D. MURRAY, District Judge:
William Ross Phillips appeals his conviction for conspiring to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and for possessing, with intent to distribute, cocaine and heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He contends that evidence seized at the time of his arrest should have been suppressed both because the agents lacked probable cause to arrest him and because their entry into his building was illegal. We agree with his second contention and reverse his conviction.
On October 2, 1972, Special Agent Charles Stowell of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Harold B. Dorman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Sabbath v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lanza v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by74 opinions
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