Legal Opinion
United States v. Tzannos
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 22, 2006No. 05-2689PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This is the government’s appeal from a district court’s suppression order.
The district court suppressed evidence, seized pursuant to a state court .warrant, based on the defendant’s allegations that the affidavit by a state trooper in support of the warrant application contained material misrepresentations. In essence, defendant argued, the affidavit referred to a confidential informant who did not exist.
Over the government’s objections that the defendant had not made the “substantial preliminary showing” required for a hearing under Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. RaddatzSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. SouthardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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