Legal Opinion
United States v. Mearns
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided January 5, 1978No. Crim. A. 77-90PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STAPLETON, District Judge:
The defendants, Andrew K. Mearns, III, Peter John Thomas and John William Hedley, were indicted on two counts of distributing cocaine and one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and one count of conspiracy to violate Section 841(a)(1), under 21 U.S.C. § 846. All three defendants plead not guilty to all counts on October 12, 1977. The defendants have now moved to suppress evidence which they claim to have been illegally obtained. In addition, Mearns has moved the Court to allow him to inspect the grand jury…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. Evasio Hernandez, A/k/a, Eduardo GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Wentela v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- People v. ColleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- United States v. MearnsDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1978
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