Legal Opinion
United States v. Yanokura F Eliz
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 7, 1999No. 18-2093PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant Yanokura Feliz pleaded guilty in federal district court in Maine to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B). Prior to entering his guilty plea, Feliz filed a motion to suppress evidence seized from his residence on the ground that the warrant authorizing the search was not based on probable cause. The district court ruled that probable cause was lacking, but that the evidence was nevertheless admissible under the “good faith exception” recognized in United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897, 104…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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