Legal Opinion
United States v. Gerard Peter Mocciola
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 5, 1989No. 89-1471PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Gerard Peter Mocci-ola, awoke one August morning in 1988 to the sounds of intruders shouting and his dog barking in his home. In the upstairs bedroom where he and his wife had been sleeping, defendant grabbed a loaded Browning Arms semi-automatic pistol and stepped into the darkened hallway. There he confronted the intruders: Maine State Police officers conducting a drug raid. One officer yelled at defendant to drop his gun. He did. In their subsequent search of the bedroom, police discovered three additional weapons, a total of 291…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- McMillan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. Bertie Alexander WrightCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Ryan, JeremiahCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Diego RestrepoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by158 opinions
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