Legal Opinion
United States v. Eli Santiago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 3, 2005No. 04-2489PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Eli Santiago was convicted by a jury of cocaine and firearms offenses. He claims on appeal that the prosecutor impermissibly commented on his postarrest silence in violation of the rule of Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610, 96 S.Ct. 2240, 49 L.Ed.2d 91 (1976). He also argues that his written consent to the search of his home was involuntary because it was based on an express or implied threat that his fiancée and their children would be taken into custody if contraband were found there. Finally, he challenges his sentence under United States v. Booker, — U.S. —, 125 S.Ct. 738,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Anderson v. CharlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. James IvyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Brad J. Lieberman v. Odie Washington, Warden of Dixon Correctional Center and Howard A. Peters, Iii, Director of Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by22 opinions
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