Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Socey and Daniel Socey
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 13, 1988No. 87-3053PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BOGGS.
BOGGS, Circuit Judge:
Appellees Robert and Daniel Socey were indicted on various drug-related offenses 1 and on one count of possessing an unregistered firearm, D.C.Code Ann. § 6-2311(a) (1981). Before trial, the district court granted the Soceys’ motion to suppress evidence which was in plain view during a warrantless entry and “securing” of their house in the District of Columbia. The United States has taken an interlocutory appeal, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731 (1982), arguing that the entry into the Socey home was justified by exigent…
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