(DOWNLOAD) "United States V. Canan" by Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States V. Canan
- Author : Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 03, 1995
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge. A jury convicted William T. Canan, a private investigator and former police officer, of conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine, possessing and distributing cocaine, intimidating two grand jury witnesses, and possessing an unlawfully-produced DEA identification card. Claiming that the warrant authorizing the search of his residence was not supported by probable cause, Canan argues that the district court erred in denying his suppression motion. In addition, he contends that the admission of a witness's videotaped statement as evidence violated the provisions of Fed. R. Evid. 804(b)(5) as well as his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation. He also asserts that the district court should have granted his motion for judgment of acquittal on the possession and distribution of cocaine count and the possession of false DEA credentials count, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence used to convict him of those charges. Further, he claims that the witness intimidation counts listed in the Indictment were defective for failure to charge an offense. Finally, Canan contests the two-level sentencing enhancement imposed by the district court for firearm possession.