Legal Opinion

United States v. Materas

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 10, 2007No. 06-1920PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Keith Materas appeals the district court’s denial of his motions to suppress evidence seized and statements made during the search that led to his arrest for possession with intent to distribute ecstasy and methamphetamine. We agree with the district court that Materas was not entitled to a Franks hearing 1 on the suppression of the evidence, and that Materas was not entitled to suppression of statements made after he waived his Miranda rights.

I. Background,

A. The Search Warrant

On October 14, 2004, Detective Frank Bourgeois of the Nashua Police…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Nix v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. United States v. Morales-AldahondoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. HicksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. WoodburyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. VerdugoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. CarrascoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008

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