U.S. v. DENNIS

Nos. 96-1961, 96-2076.

115 F.3d 524 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otha DENNIS and James Brown, a/k/a Donald Ray Washington, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence S. Beaumont (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana Division, Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas A. Bruno (argued), Bruno & Associates, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Otha Dennis.

Anthony Novak, Urbana, IL, Kristin R. Solberg (argued), Novak & Associates, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant James Brown aka Donald R. Washington.

Before WOOD, Jr., RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Defendants Otha Dennis ("Dennis") and James Brown, a/k/a Donald Ray Washington ("Washington"), appeal from their convictions for attempting to possess cocaine with intent to distribute it. Washington and Dennis raise several issues. Both defendants challenge as invalid an anticipatory search warrant authorizing the search of Dennis's apartment after a controlled delivery of an Express Mail package containing cocaine. Dennis also...

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