Legal Opinion
United States v. Sidney Brown
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 27, 2013No. 12-1591PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr. Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Sidney Brown of two crimes: (1) possession with intent to distribute twenty-eight grams or more of cocaine base and (2) possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. Brown’s appeal poses three questions. First, did the affidavit accompanying the search-warrant application establish probable cause for the magistrate to issue the search warrant? We hold that it did. Second, did the district court err by refusing to hold a Franks hearing? We hold that it did not. Third, could any rational trier of fact have…
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- United States v. Randy GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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