Legal Opinion
United States v. Velasquez, Cecilia, in No. 79-2737, Velasquez, Pauline, in No. 79-2777
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 16, 1980No. 79-2737 and 79-2777PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
Cecilia and Pauline Velasquez appeal from the entry of conditional guilty pleas on charges of conspiracy, possession and distribution of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846 (1976). They allege that the district court erred in refusing to grant a suppression motion based on their claims that a warrantless forced entry, arrest and search by officers of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) violated, inter alia, their fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. The Government argues that compliance…
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