U.S. v. SANCHEZ

No. 09-1906.

612 F.3d 1 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ruben SANCHEZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 9, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Shapiro, Alexandra Deal, and Stern, Shapiro, Weissberg & Garin, LLP on brief for appellant.

Kelly Begg Lawrence, Assistant United States Attorney, and Carmen M. Ortiz, United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal proves the venerable adage that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Although the appeal potentially presents a variety of issues, it is most easily resolved by resort to an elementary principle of constitutional law: the plain view exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment. The tale follows.

Before us, defendant-appellant Ruben Sanchez challenges an order denying his motion to suppress...

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