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· 4/2/1979

Brazil v. Sambo's Restaurants, Inc.

Citations

  • 440 U.S. 982
  • 99 S. Ct. 1791

How courts have described this case

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

  • ordering production of document because its existence and location were known by the Government
  • “It is well established that the admission of statements obtained in violation of Miranda may be said to constitute harmless error”
  • Pronouncement on a federal law question by an inferior federal court is not necessarily binding on a State Supreme Court, but it is highly persuasive.
  • unlawful confession that contents of condom found on defendant’s person was heroin was harmless in light of laboratory tests identifying the substance to be heroin
  • compulsion to produce passport for introduction into evidence is not testimonial in nature

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