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· 5/4/2000

People v. Burmeister

Citations

  • 728 N.E.2d 1260
  • 313 Ill. App. 3d 152
  • 245 Ill. Dec. 903
  • 2000 Ill. App. LEXIS 300

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the officer could use evidence obtained in a garbage can to obtain a search warrant only if the warrant application established probable cause that the curbside evidence came from the residence to be searched
  • holding that the officer could use evidence obtained in a garbage can to obtain a search warrant only if the warrant application established probable cause that the curbside evidence came from the residence to be searched
  • noting that test for sufficiency of description in search warrant is whether it enables police officer to execute warrant leaving no doubt and no discretion as to the person or premises to be searched
  • noting that test for sufficiency of description in search warrant is whether it enables police officer to execute warrant leaving no doubt and no discretion as to the person or premises to be searched
  • “Inaccuracies will not necessarily invalidate a warrant if the officer applying for the warrant also executed the warrant”
  • \Inaccuracies will not necessarily invalidate a warrant if the officer applying for the warrant also executed the warrant\

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Judges: Thomas

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