Legal Opinion

United States v. Coombs

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided May 19, 2017No. 16-1246PPublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Christopher Coombs strives to persuade us that the district court erred both in denying his multiple motions to suppress incriminating evidence and in fashioning his sentence. We are not convinced and, therefore, affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

We rehearse the facts as supportably found by the district court following an omnibus hearing on the appellant’s several motions to suppress. See United States v. Gamache, 792 F.3d 194, 196 (1st Cir. 2015); United States v. Paneto, 661 F.3d 709, 711-12 (1st Cir. 2011).

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2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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  4. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by41 opinions

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