Legal Opinion

United States v. Rodney Blackmon, AKA Seal A

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 12, 2001No. 99-50534PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge Betty B. FLETCHER: Dissent by Judge WARDLAW

BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Blackmon was convicted of controlled substance-related offenses and sentenced to a 262-month term following a stipulated facts bench trial before the district court. Blackmon appeals his conviction and sentence and argues that the district court erred by (1) denying his motion to suppress wiretap evidence because the government’s application for the wiretaps failed to make the statutorily required showing of necessity, or, in the alternative, (2) erred in denying a Franks…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. GiordanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. United States v. KahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. United States v. Louis John Ippolito, Michael Contino, Irving Schwartz, William Darnold, Lawrence Miller, Thomas Arrants, and Arthur Joseph NatoliCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. KalustianCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  5. United States v. Joseph R. Carneiro, Terry L. Johnson, George L. Ennis, Larry Emerson, Thomas Francis Begley, Willie Williams, Thomas J. BoydCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. United States v. FernandezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  2. United States v. ShryockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  3. United States v. Yeje-CabreraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Gonzalez, Inc. Dba Golden State TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005

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