Legal Opinion

United States v. Alan Riggs

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided October 13, 1982No. 82-1215PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Alan Riggs appeals his conviction for importing obscene material in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1462. 1 Although he admits that the search warrant was valid with respect to a 200-foot film seized during a search of his home, Riggs contends that the warrant’s overly broad description of other evidence invalidates the warrant in its entirety. We disagree.

The facts surrounding the issuance of the warrant are undisputed. On June 3, 1980 United States customs agent Ulherr requested a warrant to search Rigg’s home. In support of his request Ulherr set forth…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Marcus v. Search Warrant of PropertySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Aday v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  3. United States v. Howard Christine, Perry GraboskyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. James B. Cardwell, United States of America v. Marvin MartinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  5. United States v. Lee Cook and Jackie B. KirkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. United States v. Russell R. George, AKA Rusty, and Pamela A. Johnson-Sherman, Francis R. LajoiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  2. Carney v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  3. United States v. Janice FitzgeraldCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  4. United States v. ApkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  5. United States v. LebowitzCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012

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