Legal Opinion

United States v. Terry Dean Smith

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 24, 1991No. 90-4364PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Terry Dean Smith was convicted in federal district court on three counts of illegal possession of firearms. Although he attacks his conviction and sentence on numerous grounds, we are persuaded by none and therefore affirm.

I

On July 16, 1988, state police obtained a warrant to arrest defendant Terry Dean Smith and search a house located at 1105 Wood Heights in Lewisville, Texas. State and federal agents participated in executing the warrant. The only people found in the house were Shyane Smith, the defendant’s estranged wife, and the Smiths’ infant son. Randy…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by64 opinions

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