Legal Opinion
United States v. Chapdelaine
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided August 16, 1985No. Cr. 85-040-SPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SELYA, District Judge.
On May 14, 1985, between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m., George Chapdelaine, the defendant herein, was arrested at the Cloverleaf Motel in Lincoln, Rhode Island by members of the Lincoln police department, acting in concert with and under the aegis of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). A subsequent search of the defendant’s luggage and vehicle turned up sizable quantities of both cash ($6,000) and cocaine (approximately 3.5 pounds). In short order, Chapdelaine was bound over to a grand jury, indicted for possession of a Schedule II controlled…
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