Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 7/13/1990
State v. Cress
Citations
- 576 A.2d 1366
- 1990 Me. LEXIS 190
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- affirming finding that shop owner's assistance and cooperation amounted to consent and was not mere acquiescence to lawful authority
- affirming the denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained after the defendant taxidermist manifested his consent to the search by accompanying game wardens into his basement shop, where he unlocked, opened, and emptied his freezer
- affirming the denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained after the defendant taxidermist manifested his consent to the search by accompanying game wardens into his basement shop, where he unlocked, opened, and emptied his freezer
- affirming lower courfs conclusion that the Defendant consented to a search by assisting and cooperating with law e1'tforcement even though he did not consent to the search in question either orally or in writing
- consent to search taxidermist shop inferred from owner’s assisting the search by accompanying the wardens into the shop and unlocking, opening, and emptying freezers
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Judges: McKusick, Wathen, Glassman, Clifford, Collins, Brody
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Utah· 1991-05-28· cited 36×
- State v. UllringSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1999-12-15· cited 31×
- State v. BaileySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2010-03-04· cited 27×
- State v. KremenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2000-06-21· cited 21×
- State v. Seamen's ClubSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1997-04-04· cited 19×
- State of Maine v. Lyanne Lemeunier-FitzgeraldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2018-07-03· cited 13×
- State v. BoydSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2017-03-02· cited 12×
- State of Maine v. Randy R. MarquisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2018-03-20· cited 11×
- State v. MarquisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2018-03-20· cited 11×
- State v. FaulknerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1991-02-26· cited 5×
- State of Maine v. Brent CroteauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2022-04-05· cited 2×
- State of Maine v. Robert I. Boyd Jr.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2017-03-02
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court· 1973-05-29· cited 11,783×
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court· 1968-06-03· cited 3,107×
- State v. FredetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-09-28· cited 64×
- State v. KoucoulesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1974-12-11· cited 58×
- State v. McLainSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1976-12-17· cited 39×
- MacKerron v. MacKerronSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1989-02-01· cited 2×
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