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UNITED STATES v. RIGGS

No. 82-1215.

690 F.2d 298 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alan RIGGS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angelo P. Catanzaro, Jerry C. Effren, and Catanzaro & Effren, P. C., Boston, Mass., on brief for appellant.

William F. Weld, U. S. Atty., and Joan C. Stanley, Asst. U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., on brief for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, BOWNES and BREYER, Circuit Judges.

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.

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