Legal Opinion

United States v. Michael Giacometti

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 1, 1994No. 93-3167PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

A confidential source tipped off DEA agents that defendant Michael Giacometti and his friend John Capranica were planning to go to Chicago on December 12-13, 1992 to buy cocaine. On December 13, Capranica and Giacometti left Springfield and drove to a residence near Chicago, where Giacometti spent 30 minutes inside. The two then headed back down Interstate 55 towards Springfield. Outside of Springfield, the car was pulled over for speeding. At the officer’s request, Capranica got out and consented to a search of the car. Giacometti jumped into the driver’s seat and sped…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Illinois v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. United States v. Carol Kozinski, Ilmi Fejzoski, James Havelka, Jeanette Martinez, James Brennan, James Abney, Mark Morgan, and Peter DemopoulosCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Andrew StroudCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. Ronald Leon WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  3. United States v. Tommy BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Mark YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Bernard WatsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999

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