-
756 F.2d 1058·
5th Cir.·
1985-03-21
·cited 56×
A defendant waives the entrapment defense by pleading guilty, and a conditional plea under Rule 11(a)(2) does not preserve the entrapment issue for appeal. Furthermore, the government's conduct in this case did not rise to the level of outrageousness required to bar prosecution.
-
825 F.2d 152·
7th Cir.·
1987-07-20
·cited 55×
The court affirmed convictions and sentences, holding that warrantless entry into a hotel room was justified by exigent circumstances, seizure of suitcases was permissible under plain view, and the automobile exception allowed warrantless search of a vehicle.
-
799 F.2d 1271·
9th Cir.·
1986-09-12
·cited 44×
A defendant's conditional guilty plea must be in writing to reserve appellate issues, and oral understandings are insufficient. Exigent circumstances, including a fire hazard and suspected drug activity, justified a warrantless entry, and subsequent entries were a continuation of
-
761 F.2d 1294·
9th Cir.·
1985-03-18
·cited 40×
The court held that the search warrant was valid, probable cause existed for the arrest, and the denial of the motion to disclose informants' identities was not an abuse of discretion.
-
764 F.2d 786·
11th Cir.·
1985-07-01
·cited 37×
The court held that the initial stop and subsequent detention of the defendants were lawful, and the search of the vehicle, including the suitcase, was valid based on consent.
-
909 F.2d 895·
6th Cir.·
1990-07-31
·cited 28×
The court held that the officer had reasonable suspicion for an investigative stop and frisk, and that attempted burglary can qualify as a 'violent felony' for sentence enhancement under the ACCA based on the categorical approach.
-
772 F.2d 371·
7th Cir.·
1985-09-11
·cited 28×
A defendant cannot withdraw a guilty plea based on not being informed of the possibility of a conditional plea, as neither the court nor the government has a duty to so inform them, and the defendant suffered no prejudice.
-
754 F.2d 672·
6th Cir.·
1985-02-15
·cited 24×
The court held that the airport search and seizure of cocaine were constitutional, based on reasonable suspicion for an investigatory stop and voluntary consent to search.
-
847 F.2d 622·
10th Cir.·
1988-05-19
·cited 18×
A notice of appeal filed after a conditional guilty plea but before sentencing is sufficient to confer appellate jurisdiction if the intent to appeal is clear and neither party is prejudiced.
-
808 F.2d 1579·
D.C. Cir.·
1987-01-13
·cited 18×
The court held that the trial court properly denied the motion to dismiss the indictment but that its findings regarding the independent nature of certain evidence were inadequate, requiring a remand for further evidentiary hearings.
-
904 F.2d 357·
6th Cir.·
1990-06-05
·cited 16×
The dissenting judge believes the trial judge's conclusion of exigent circumstances was supported by the record, warranting affirmance.
-
764 F.2d 744·
10th Cir.·
1985-06-13
·cited 16×
The court held that the affidavit submitted to the magistrate, viewed under the totality of the circumstances, provided sufficient reliable facts to establish probable cause for the search warrant.
-
743 F.2d 256·
5th Cir.·
1984-09-24
·cited 16×
The court held that the warrantless search of the sailboat was justified under the border search exception, even if the automobile exception was not fully applicable.
-
921 F.2d 59·
5th Cir.·
1991-01-02
·cited 14×
The court held that the officer's frisk of the defendant was justified under Terry v. Ohio, and that prior burglary convictions could be used for sentence enhancement under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) based on the indictments meeting the generic burglary definition.
-
887 F.2d 564·
5th Cir.·
1989-10-23
·cited 12×
The court held that probable cause existed to arrest the defendant, and therefore, the denial of her motion to suppress evidence was not clearly erroneous.
-
884 F.2d 996·
7th Cir.·
1989-09-06
·cited 12×
The court held that a conditional guilty plea under Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(a)(2) can be validly appealed even without a written reservation of rights, provided the government assents and the appeal will dispose of the case. The court also held that the defendant's arguments regarding l
-
763 F.2d 220·
6th Cir.·
1985-06-07
·cited 12×
The court held that the defendant's due process rights were not violated by the pre-indictment delay and that the evidence seized from the vehicle was admissible under the Fourth Amendment's inventory search exception.
-
928 F.2d 1060·
11th Cir.·
1991-04-17
·cited 11×
The court held that the Coast Guard's search of the storage compartment was permissible under a safety inspection and that probable cause justified the subsequent search of the hidden compartment, thus not violating the Fourth Amendment.
-
984 F.2d 493·
1st Cir.·
1993-01-13
·cited 10×
The court's announced standard for currency law violations is sufficiently close to the subjective standard in Cheek to avoid punishing those with an innocent state of mind.
-
712 F.2d 1532·
2d Cir.·
1983-06-22
·cited 10×
The court held that certain constitutional claims, like vagueness and prejudicial publicity, may be properly reserved under a conditional guilty plea, but claims regarding statutory presumptions and conspiracy liability (Pinkerton) require a factual record and cannot be abstractl
-
963 F.2d 137·
6th Cir.·
1992-05-06
·cited 8×
The court held that the defendant's consent to search was not voluntary due to coercive circumstances, and the Miranda warnings provided were inadequate, requiring suppression of statements and evidence.
-
929 F.2d 839·
1st Cir.·
1991-04-05
·cited 8×
The court held that the defendant was accountable for the full quantity of marijuana knowingly accepted, and that the district court did not err in denying suppression motions or dismissing the indictment for outrageous conduct.
-
915 F.2d 899·
4th Cir.·
1990-10-02
·cited 8×
The court held that Stacy Apple lacked standing to challenge electronic surveillance due to insufficient evidence of his involvement, but Sherrie Apple made a sufficient showing, and the government's denial was inadequate. The court also remanded sentencing issues regarding firea
-
878 F.2d 991·
7th Cir.·
1989-06-28
·cited 8×
The court held that the search incident to arrest was legal because the arresting officer had probable cause, and the inventory search was lawful as it followed standard police procedures.
-
786 F.2d 665·
5th Cir.·
1986-04-04
·cited 8×
The court held that the defendant was not entitled to an entrapment jury instruction and that his conditional guilty plea, despite being improperly based on an appealable pretrial matter, was not grounds to withdraw the plea.
-
884 F.2d 1163·
9th Cir.·
1989-09-01
·cited 6×
The court held that an appeal challenging the sufficiency of a dismissed indictment is moot after a guilty plea to a subsequent information, and therefore, the court lacks jurisdiction.
-
757 F.2d 616·
5th Cir.·
1985-04-04
·cited 6×
The court held that a criminal contempt conviction for refusing to answer grand jury questions after being granted use immunity does not violate due process or double jeopardy, even if the defendant's prior refusal to cooperate was considered during sentencing for a previous offe
-
973 F.2d 764·
9th Cir.·
1992-08-24
·cited 5×
A guilty plea waives a selective prosecution claim unless it falls under a narrow exception, but a plea induced by a mistaken belief about its effect on preserving such claims is not knowing and voluntary.
-
937 F.2d 1388·
9th Cir.·
1991-06-28
·cited 4×
The Ninth Circuit held that the Lacey Act's prohibition on importing fish taken in violation of foreign law applies to foreign regulations, not just statutes, and that the Act does not unconstitutionally delegate legislative power or suffer from vagueness. It also affirmed that m
-
918 F.2d 56·
8th Cir.·
1990-10-31
·cited 4×
The trial court erred by admitting DNA evidence without determining the reliability of the FBI lab's testing procedures. The court must hold an expanded pre-trial hearing to assess scientific acceptability, procedural reliability, and potential prejudice.
-
882 F.2d 1389·
9th Cir.·
1989-07-27
·cited 4×
The court held that a guilty plea entered in tribal court, which complied with tribal law and the Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA), should not be suppressed in federal court.
-
867 F.2d 754·
2d Cir.·
1989-02-06
·cited 4×
The court held that the conditional guilty plea was improperly accepted because it did not comply with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(a)(2) and the appellate issues were not clearly defined or dispositive. Therefore, the judgment of conviction is vacated and the case is re
-
860 F.2d 981·
10th Cir.·
1988-11-01
·cited 4×
The court held that the prior indictment and plea did not bar the subsequent indictment on double jeopardy grounds, nor was there evidence of a promise not to prosecute further in the plea agreement.
-
853 F.2d 470·
6th Cir.·
1988-08-05
·cited 4×
The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to conduct an in camera examination of informants, as the defendants failed to make a substantial preliminary showing that the government affiant lied. The court also affirmed the denial of the motion
-
842 F.2d 731·
4th Cir.·
1988-03-24
·cited 4×
An ineligible grand jury foreman does not require dismissal of an indictment if the error is harmless, and a de facto officer's administration of an oath is valid.
-
999 F.2d 456·
10th Cir.·
1993-07-09
·cited 2×
The court held that the defendant's confession was admissible, the jury instruction error was harmless, and the denial of a sentence reduction was not clearly erroneous. The Judgment and Commitment Order contained a clerical error requiring correction.
-
997 F.2d 378·
8th Cir.·
1993-06-28
·cited 2×
The court affirmed convictions and sentences, holding that the government did not violate immunity agreements, evidence was admissible despite Miranda issues, forfeiture was supported, and speedy trial rights were not violated.
-
739 F.2d 1376·
8th Cir.·
1984-08-03
·cited 2×
The court held that the defendants' conduct, involving receiving a rebate for freight transportation, violated 49 U.S.C. § 11903(a), as the recodification of the Elkins Act did not remove rebating from its prohibition and the defendants' brokerage activities were a sham.
-
91 F.4th 1380·
11th Cir.·
2024-02-08
An unconditional guilty plea waives the right to appeal a district court's denial of a motion to dismiss based on the statute of limitations, as this is a non-jurisdictional defense.
-
997 F.2d 1150·
6th Cir.·
1993-06-23
-
986 F.2d 394·
10th Cir.·
1993-02-18
The court held that the district court did not err in denying the motion to suppress evidence and statements, as the traffic stop was valid, the defendant abandoned the contraband, and his subsequent statements were voluntary.
-
950 F.2d 505·
8th Cir.·
1991-10-24
The court held that even if a search was illegal, evidence derived from it is admissible if sufficiently attenuated from the illegality, such as when the information merely facilitates a separate, independent investigation.
-
915 F.2d 1404·
10th Cir.·
1990-09-26
The court held that the initial stop was lawful based on reasonable suspicion, the subsequent questioning was a consensual encounter, and the consent to search was voluntary, thus the evidence was admissible.