Legal Opinion
United States v. George W. Cephas
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 19, 2001No. 00-4780PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Judge DUFFY joined.
OPINION
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals from the district court’s order granting George Ce-phas’s motion to suppress marijuana, crack cocaine, and two firearms seized by police officers during a search of Cephas’s apartment. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.
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