Legal Opinion
United States v. John Christopher Pappas
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1984No. 83-1802PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellee-defendant Pappas was indicted for the possession of an illegal weapon after a sawed-off shotgun was found in his car. The district court ordered the shotgun suppressed as evidence finding that it had been seized in the course of an illegal search. The government appeals under 18 U.S.C. § 3731.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Davida Ross Staller and David Owen SaundersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Michael Lee Sammons v. Maury Taylor, Six Unidentified Fbi Agents or Department of Justice Employees United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
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