Legal Opinion
United States v. Sonnie Davis v. Kevin Davis, United States of America v. Kevin Davis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1991No. 89-10415, 89-10416, 89-10451 and 90-10055PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHUBB, District Judge:
I. OVERVIEW
This case involves a conspiracy to distribute heroin and an attempt to kill a potential government witness. Sonnie Davis appeals the denial of a motion to suppress evidence supporting his conviction for possession with intent to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He argues the evidence supporting the conviction should have been suppressed as the fruit of an unlawful search. Kevin Davis appeals his conviction for attempting to prevent a witness from testifying in a federal case in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a). He contends procedural…
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