Legal Opinion
United States v. Sawyer
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 2, 1998No. 96-1657PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence entered against defendant Craig Sawyer for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Sawyer pled guilty to the charge after reserving his right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress several guns taken from his residence. On appeal, he asserts that the warrant to search his home was not supported by probable cause and that the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule cannot properly be applied here. He also challenges his 33-month prison term,…
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