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· 3/15/2024

fournier v. wood

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “threats to arrest members of a suspect’s family may cause a confession to be involuntary”
  • holding that the uncorroborated affidavit was sufficient when it “provide[d] a statement of the affiants’ reasons for their belief as to the existence of probable cause.”
  • holding that the uncorroborated affidavit was sufficient when it \provide[d] a statement of the affiants' reasons for their belief as to the existence of probable cause.\
  • explaining that appellate court possessed discretion pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(b) to consider Fourth Amendment claim, even though the issue was not raised by appellant
  • stressing that “threats to arrest members of a suspect’s family may cause a confession to be involuntary”
  • stating that “giving (9th Cir. 1994) (excluding evidence due to a knock-and- the occupants a reasonable time to respond” to a knock and announce violation

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