Legal Opinion

United States v. Paul Van Dreel

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 15, 1998No. 97-2527PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Paul Van Dreel was convicted by a jury of: 1) conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; 2) distribution of cocaine; and 3) possession with, intent to distribute cocaine, all in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He challenges the convictions on all three counts on the grounds that a search of his residence for evidence of hunting violations was a pretext for a general search for drugs in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and that evidence admitted at trial regarding guns seized from his home should have been excluded…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. United States v. Augustine Ramirez and Salvador RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Jonathan PennyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. James William Bruce and Murray A. Woodworth, A/K/A Thomas Earl Hardin, A/K/A John C. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by69 opinions

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