· 7/1/1863
Evans v. Pittsburgh
Citations
- 8 F. Cas. 881
- 10 Pitts L.J. 233
How courts have described this case
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- holding that detention of household goods for seven days for the purpose of obtaining a civilian search warrant was not unreasonable government action and did not constitute a Fourth Amendment violation
- holding that detention of household goods for seven days for the purpose of obtaining a civilian search warrant was not unreasonable government action and did not constitute a Fourth Amend- ment violation
- holding a seven-day hold on Visser’s military household goods shipment for purposes to obtain a civilian search warrant was reasonable Government action
- both applying “reasonableness” standard to measure Fourth Amendment constitutionality of government action in military context
- both applying “reasonableness” standard to measure Fourth Amendment constitutionality of government action in military context
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Judges: Grier
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