Legal Opinion
United States v. Hunter Keith Jackson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1987No. 86-2435PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Hunter Keith Jackson appeals his conviction for illegal receipt of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(h)(1) and 924(a). He contends that the warrant for his arrest was defective, that the gun was therefore the fruit of an illegal arrest, and that consequently this evidence should have been suppressed. We agree and reverse.
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On July 1, 1981, Jackson was convicted in Harris County, Texas, of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, a felony punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year, and sentenced to five years probation. Jackson’s probation officer stated that he…
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