Court of Appeals for the First Circuit October 31, 1990, 89-2169, 89-2170 (United States v. Royal W. Hadfield, Jr., United States of America v. Helen Hadfield)

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Royal W. Hadfield, Jr. and Helen Hadfield, husband and wife, were found guilty of narcotics and firearms violations in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. They challenge their convictions on three grounds: (1) the district court’s refusal to conduct an evidentiary hearing under

Franks v. Delaware,

438 U.S. 154, 98 S.Ct. 2674, 57 L.