U.S. v. MALDONADO

No. 12-1012.

708 F.3d 38 (2013)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Jose Luis MALDONADO, a/k/a Edward de Jesus Meija Nunez, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 13, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Cicilline for appellant.

Donald C. Lockhart , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Peter F. Neronha , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before THOMPSON, SELYA, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

Backdrop

On an April morning in 2009, federal agents armed with a warrant searched suspected drug dealer Jose Maldonado and his apartment in Warwick, Rhode Island. They found plenty, coming up with bags of crack and powdered cocaine, over $6,500 in cash, a digital scale, and a driver's license indicating that he lived in nearby Cranston. Arrested and Mirandized, Maldonado talked to agents at the scene — telling them how much...

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