UNITED STATES v. MOORE

No. 85-1017.

790 F.2d 13 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Yvette MOORE, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas K. Sheff with whom Irving H. Sheff and Law Offices of Irving H. Sheff were on brief for defendant, appellant.

Gary C. Crossen, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., was on brief for appellee.

Before COFFIN and BREYER, Circuit Judges, and MALETZ, Senior Judge.


COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Yvette Moore, challenges a district court's denial of suppression of evidence seized from her person and her apartment after a warrantless entry into her apartment by federal agents. Concluding that exigent circumstances justified the warrantless entry, we affirm the decision of the federal district court of Massachusetts.

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