U.S. v. BEAUDOIN

Nos. 02-1757, 02-1850.

362 F.3d 60 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Rodger BEAUDOIN, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Robert Champagne, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 26, 2004.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied April 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Christie, with whom Shaheen & Gordon was on brief, for appellant Rodger Beaudoin.

Joshua L. Gordon for appellant Robert Champagne.

Terry L. Ollila, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Thomas P. Colantuono, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, SILER, Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied April 22, 2004.

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents interesting questions about the application of the Fourth Amendment when an anonymous tipster informs police that there is a dead body in a motel room.

A series of events cascaded from that tip, resulting in the arrests of Rodger Beaudoin and Robert Champagne on various drug-related charges and a federal prosecution for conspiracy to distribute...

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