U.S. v. DOE

No. 94-1096.

61 F.3d 107 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Geronimo Pizarro-Calderon, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael D. Castro Lang, for appellant.

José A. Quiles-Espinosa, Sr. Litigation Counsel, with whom Guillermo Gil, U.S. Atty., and Ernesto Hernández-Milán, Asst. U.S. Atty., were on brief for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.


CYR, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Geronimo Pizarro-Calderon ("Pizarro") contends that the district court erred in refusing to suppress six block-like articles — packaged in opaque beige and brown tape — which ultimately led to his conviction for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1993). We reverse.

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The district court adopted the findings recommended by the...

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