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· 10/14/1994

Abdi A. Sheik-Abdi v. Martin E. McClellan

Citations

  • 37 F.3d 1240
  • 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 28483
  • 1994 WL 559525

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a violation of a state statute regarding the swearing of criminal complaints does not give rise to constitutional liability
  • holding that a violation of a state statute regarding the swearing of criminal complaints does not give rise to constitutional liability
  • noting that evidence of interviews and investigations is \not in any way a prerequisite to a finding of probable cause\
  • explaining that the test for probable cause “is an objective one — it is ‘what the police know, not whether they know the truth, that matters’ ”
  • noting that evidence of interviews and investigations is “not in any way a prerequisite to a finding of probable cause”
  • noting that evidence of interviews and investigations is “not in any way a prerequisite to a finding of probable cause”

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Judges: Eschbach, Flaum, Ripple

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