Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald William Smith
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1999No. 98-1178PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtContie, J., joined by Suhrheinrich, J.,
KEITH, J. (pp. 484-85), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, United States of America, appeals the district court’s grant to Ronald Smith, defendant-appellee, of his motion to suppress the evidence seized and the statements made after the execution of a search warrant based on an affidavit indicating that ülegal firearms would be found at his residence. For the folloydng reasons, we reverse.
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On July 16, 1996, a special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (“ATF”), Joseph Secrete, presented a sworn affidavit to a United States…
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