United States First Circuit

A police officer's insincere friendliness, which successfully induced defendant to willingly answer questions and/or consent to a search did not, without more, raise a question whether the suspect's response was voluntary, and defendant's Fourth Amendment rights were not violated in connection with a vehicle search.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2003
• Published 01/10/2003

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sara Rapport, with whom Perkins, Smith & Cohen was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dickens Mathieu, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.