MARYLAND v. MACON, 472 U.S. 463 (1985)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Plain View Doctrine

472 U.S. 463 105 S.Ct. 2778 86 L.Ed.2d 370 MARYLAND, Petitioner v. Baxter MACON. No. 84-778. Argued April 17, 1985. Decided June 17, 1985. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Searches and Seizures — Adult Bookstore — Undercover Officer’s Purchases of Obscene Magazines. Where (1) an undercover officer purchased magazines from respondent salesclerk at an adult bookstore, […]

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DAHDA v. UNITED STATES, 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Wiretapping

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See?United States?v.?Detroit Timber […]

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DAVIS v. UNITED STATES, 131 S.Ct. 2419 (2011)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

?131 S.Ct. 2419 (2011) 564 U.S. 229 180 L.Ed.2d 285 Willie Gene DAVIS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. No. 09-11328. Argued March 21, 2011. Decided June 16, 2011. Headnotes: Constitutional Law — Searches and Seizures — Reliance on binding appellate precedent — Exclusionary Rule. Searches conducted in objectively reasonable reliance on […]

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WEEKS v. UNITED STATES, 232 U.S. 383 (1914)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment

34 S.Ct. 341 WEEKS v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. No. 461. Argued December 2, 3, 1913. Decided February 24, 1914. Under the Fourth Amendment Federal courts and officers are under such limitations and restraints in the exercise of their power and authority […]

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MAPP v. OHIO, 367 U.S. 643 (1961)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Fourteenth Amendment, Fourth Amendment

367 U.S. 643 367 U.S. 643 81 S.Ct. 1684 6 L.Ed.2d 1081 Dollree MAPP, etc., Appellant,v.OHIO. No. 236. Argued March 29, 1961. Decided June 19, 1961. Rehearing Denied Oct.9 , 1961. See 82 S.Ct. 23. Mr. A. L. Kearns, Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant. Mr. Bernard A. Berkman, Cleveland, Ohio, for American Civil Liberties Union and […]

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Utah v. Strieff, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Terry Stop & Frisk

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]

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Rakas v. Illinois, 439 U.S. 128 (1978)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

439 U.S. 128 99 S.Ct. 421 58 L.Ed.2d 387 RAKAS et al. v. ILLINOIS. No. 77-5781. Argued Oct. 3, 1978. Decided Dec. 5, 1978. Rehearing Denied Jan. 15, 1979. See 439 U.S. 1122, 99 S.Ct. 1035. Syllabus After receiving a robbery report, police stopped the suspected getaway car, which the owner was driving and in […]

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United States v. Giordano, 416 U.S. 505 (1974)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Wiretapping

416 U.S. 505 94 S.Ct. 1820 40 L.Ed.2d 341 UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. Dominic Nicholas GIORDANO et al. No. 72?1057. Argued Jan. 8, 1974. Decided May 13, 1974. Syllabus Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 provides in 18 U.S.C. ? 2516(1) that ‘the Attorney General, or any Assistant […]

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New York v. Class, 475 U.S. 106 (1986)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Plain View Doctrine, Vehicle Searches

475 U.S. 106 475 U.S. 106 106 S.Ct. 960 89 L.Ed.2d 81 NEW YORK, Petitioner,v.Benigno CLASS. No. 84-1181. Argued Nov. 4, 1985. Decided Feb. 25, 1986. Syllabus When two New York City police officers observed respondent driving above the speed limit in a car with a cracked windshield, both traffic violations under New York law, […]

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United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Good Faith Exception to Exclusionary Rule

468 U.S. 897 104 S.Ct. 3405 82 L.Ed.2d 677 UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Alberto Antonio LEON et al. No. 82-1771. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 17, 1984. Decided July 5, 1984. Rehearing Denied Sept. 18, 1984. Syllabus Acting on the basis of information from a confidential informant, officers of the Burbank, Cal., […]

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Robbins v. California, 453 U.S. 420 (1981)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

453 U.S. 420 453 U.S. 420 101 S.Ct. 2841 69 L.Ed.2d 744 Jeffrey Richard ROBBINS, Petitioner,v.State of CALIFORNIA. No. 80-148. Argued April 27, 1981. Decided July 1, 1981. Rehearing Denied Sept. 23, 1981. See 453 U.S. 950, 102 S.Ct. 26. Syllabus When California Highway Patrol officer stopped petitioner’s station wagon for proceeding erratically, they smelled […]

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