United States v. Boutte’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “[T]he offenses all occurred within five months, falling approximately two and a half months apart each time. In each instance, the offenses involved cash and narcotics, as well as firearms. Two of the searches resulted from investigations into suspected drug activity by Boutte. As in Brummett , the "pattern of behavior of possessing firearms was similar and regular, and the time period between offenses permits a conclusion that the firearms possessions were part of an ongoing series of offenses.””

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