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· 8/16/2023

Emil Andrew Castignanie v. the State of Texas

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  • holding that one who has voluntarily abandoned property cannot subsequently complain about its search and seizure
  • holding that one who has voluntarily abandoned property cannot sub- sequently complain about its search and seizure
  • holding that one who has voluntarily abandoned property cannot subsequently complain about its search and seizure
  • holding that a search of a suitcase that could have been made at the arrest scene was allowed at a later time in the detention center
  • holding that an individual has no privacy interest in abandoned property, such as items thrown away in a vacated hotel-room wastebasket
  • holding that an administrative 17 No. 08-30512 inspection is a sham if it is “a pretext solely to gather evidence of criminal activity.” (emphasis added)

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