U.S. v. VANNESS

No. 95-3083.

85 F.3d 661 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Charles Lester VANNESS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Barrett Boss, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender.

Geoffrey G. Bestor, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., and Edward G. Burley, Assistant United States Attorneys.

Before: SILBERMAN, RANDOLPH, and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

This appeal from a criminal conviction raises two issues, the first concerning the legality of a search pursuant to a warrant, the second concerning the sentence.

As to the search, the dispute goes to the sufficiency of the detective's affidavit, which convinced a judge of the...

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