Legal Opinion
United States v. Christian Lopez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 11, 1991No. 90-1671PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
On December 12, 1989, Providence, Rhode Island, police officers forcibly entered the apartment of appellant Christian Lopez pursuant to a valid search warrant. Once inside, the officers found David Ma-teo in one bedroom, and appellant’s mother, along with appellant’s daughter, in another. Appellant was seized as she was attempting to exit through the back stairway. Another individual, appellant’s former brother-in-law, was apprehended in the backyard. The search of the apartment disclosed 30.8 grams of heroin, some of it secreted beneath the kitchen sink and some hidden…
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