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· 10/12/1971

Aiuppa v. United States

Citations

  • 404 U.S. 871
  • 92 S. Ct. 60

How courts have described this case

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

  • law enforcement officers’ statement that they will attempt to obtain or are getting a warrant does not serve to invalidate an otherwise consensual search
  • the court refused to allow a defendant to withdraw a guilty plea when the defendant discovered the chief government witness had died after the plea was entered
  • use of three presumably invalid convictions harmless in light of undisputed and overwhelming incriminating evidence
  • consent motivated by desire to negotiate leniency for third party; consent was given under threat that search warrant would be obtained
  • the court refused to allow a defendant to withdraw a guilty plea when the defendant discovered the chief government witness had died after the plea was entered

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Judges: Consideration, Took

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