· 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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