Legal Opinion

United States v. Daniel Isaac Drake

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 19, 1982No. 81-1336PublishedCited by 102 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Daniel Isaac Drake, appeals his conviction after a jury trial for manufacturing methamphetamine, a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The evidence leading to his conviction was obtained pursuant to a federal search warrant which was held valid after a pretrial hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress. There are two issues on appeal, the validity of the warrant and the trial judge’s charge to the jury on reasonable doubt.

I. The Warrant

Appellant’s argument that the warrant authorizing a search of his laboratory was…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  5. Samuel Rosencranz v. United States of America, Anthony Dipietro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by102 opinions

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  2. United States v. Peter NooneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Steven v. Hershenow, Stuart M. Rosenthal, Steven A. ShraiarCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  4. Gilday v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. ConceicaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983

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