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· 10/8/1951

Osterman v. Guaranty Trust Co.

Citations

  • 342 U.S. 826
  • 72 S. Ct. 48
  • 96 L. Ed. 625
  • 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1616

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that warrant authorizing search of an entire forty-acre ranch with multiple dwellings, including one trailer not specifically mentioned in the warrant, was supported by probable cause because the entire property was under the suspect’s control
  • sealing affidavit okay because \there was no showing as to what the informants observed or how it would be helpful to the defense\
  • holding warrant valid for search of 40-acre ranch
  • finding seizure of items and dusting for fingerprints within the scope' of a warrant “authorizing the officers to search for items showing the identity of persons in control of the” premises where the items were taken
  • warrant valid when it authorized search of street address with several buildings where defendants are in control of the whole premises
  • warrant authorizing search of entire 40-acre ranch for drugs was not overbroad due to failure to mention small trailer in which defendant was found

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