Independent Source Doctrine

NIX v. WILLIAMS, 467 U.S. 431 (1984)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Independent Source Doctrine, Inevitable Discovery Doctrine, Sixth Amendment

104 S.Ct. 2501 NIX, WARDEN OF THE IOWA STATE PENITENTIARY v. WILLIAMS CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT No. 82-1651. Argued January 18, 1984 Decided June 11, 1984 Following the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl in Des Moines, Iowa, respondent was arrested and arraigned in Davenport, Iowa. The police […]

MURRAY v. UNITED STATES, 487 U.S. 533 (1988)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Independent Source Doctrine

487 U.S. 533 108 S.Ct. 2529 101 L.Ed.2d 472 Michael F. MURRAY, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. James D. CARTER, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 86-995, 86-1016. Argued Dec. 8, 1987. Decided June 27, 1988. Syllabus While surveilling petitioner Murray and others suspected of illegal drug activities, federal agents observed both petitioners driving vehicles into, and later out […]