Legal Opinion
United States v. Raymond Vargas, United States of America v. Orlando Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 24, 1980No. 79-1603, 79-1604PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Following a three-day trial in the District Court for the District of Massachusetts, appellants Orlando Rodriguez and Raymond Vargas were convicted under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846 of conspiracy to possess quantities of cocaine and heroin with intent to distribute. On appeal, they each allege that the trial judge erred in (1) refusing to suppress certain evidence seized in the course of their warrantless arrest and (2) denying their respective motions for judgment of acquittal. Rodriguez also challenges the court’s refusal to suppress various items recovered from a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- United States v. Jose CeballosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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