Legal Opinion

United States v. Ryan

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided January 10, 2001No. 99-3366PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

This case primarily involves the question of whether a court may, when determining a defendant’s offense level, consider drugs and weapons that the Government could not have used at trial because they were the product of an unconstitutional search and seizure. The district court considered the illegally obtained evidence in reaching defendant’s offense level. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and AFFIRM.

BACKGROUND

This case involves three separate incidents. The first incident occurred on January 31, 1998. On that date, defendant Jason A. Ryan (“Ryan”)…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jose Verdugo and Horace Eugene Turner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
  2. United States v. Chong in KimCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. Harold Benny Jewel, Also Known as "Bear," and Arthur S. Jackson, Also Known as Stevie JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Julio Alberto Tejada, Mancebo, United States of America v. Winston CabreraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. People v. HugginsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
  2. United States v. CernobylCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. VanDamCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  4. Brown v. City of DanvilleCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
  5. United States v. DaltonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005

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