U.S. v. HADFIELD

Nos. 89-2169, 89-2170.

918 F.2d 987 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Royal W. HADFIELD, Jr., Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Helen HADFIELD, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 31, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Ascher, Springfield, Mass., for defendant, appellant Royal W. Hadfield, Jr.

Vincent A. Bongiorni, Springfield, Mass., for defendant, appellant Helen Hadfield.

Dina Michael Chaitowitz, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Wayne A. Budd, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for U.S.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Royal W. Hadfield, Jr. and Helen Hadfield, husband and wife, were found guilty of narcotics and firearms violations in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. They challenge their convictions on three grounds: (1) the district court's refusal to conduct an evidentiary hearing under Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154, 98 S.Ct. 2674, 57 L.Ed.2d 667 (1978), in respect to...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases