Legal Opinion
Samuel Rosencranz v. United States of America, Anthony Dipietro v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 7, 1966No. 6594, 6611PublishedCited by 219 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
These appeals arise from the joint trial and conviction of two alleged conspira tors indicted for the operation of an illegal still in violation of federal internal revenue laws. The critical issue is whether there was probable cause to issue a search warrant.
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On March 24, 1962, prior to 3 a. m., Richard K. Weller, Investigator-in-Charge of a branch office of the Alcohol Tax Division of the U. S. Treasury Department, presented and executed before a U. S. Commissioner an affidavit for a search warrant, alleging that he had reason to believe that on certain farm premises…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by219 opinions
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