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· 10/26/1977

General Dynamics Corp. v. Benefits Review Board

Citations

  • 565 F.2d 208

How courts have described this case

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

  • upholding warrantless entry of residence where circumstances indicated burglary in progress
  • landlord's envelope addressing a termination of tenancy notice to two persons not hearsay when offered to show that those persons lived together
  • lawful search incident to arrest of folder carried by defendant at time of arrest
  • “We do not believe that people have the same expectations of privacy in their driveways as in' their homes. In the course of everyday life we expect members of the public — salesmen, children, or even strangers looking for an address — to enter upon a driveway.”
  • where “a next-door neighbor told” the officer that “there were strangers in the vacant residence” and the circumstances the officer observed when he investigated the complaint made it seem “apparent that a burglary was in progress,” a warrantless entry was justified

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Judges: Mulligan

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