United States First Circuit

Conviction for drug crimes and firearms possession is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in denying defendant's motion to suppress as there was a substantial basis for concluding that probable cause existed to believe that defendant had contaminated his neighbor's well with Diazinon and that a fair probability existed that the pesticide would still be at defendant's property; and 2) the court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea as the record clearly shows that defendant's plea was voluntary, intelligent, and knowing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/29/2009
• Published 05/29/2009

Judges

• DOMÍNGUEZ, District Judge., Before TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and DOMÍNGUEZ, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William E. Christie, with whom Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Aixa Maldonado-Quińones, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Thomas P. Colantuono, United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.