Legal Opinion
United States v. James W. McCoy
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 19, 1992No. 91-2251PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
After defendant James W. McCoy was indicted on four counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which makes it unlawful for a convicted felon to possess a firearm, he filed three motions to dismiss the indictment and two motions to suppress evidence of the firearms. The motions were denied and McCoy was tried and convicted on all counts. He challenges only the district court orders denying the pretrial motions. We affirm.
I
BACKGROUND
Between July 21 and August 14, 1987, the town of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire was beset by a series of burglaries which seemed linked by several…
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