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State v. Russo

Citations

  • 681 P.2d 553
  • 67 Haw. 126
  • 1984 Haw. LEXIS 99

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  • statement regarding gun in trunk of automobile known to be involved in shooting initiated custody
  • searches outside of judicial process without prior court approval are per se unreasonable, subject only to a few specifically established exceptions
  • “Whether consent to a search was freely and voluntarily given ... must be determined from the totality of circumstances surrounding the defendant’s purported relinquishment of a right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.” (Citations omitted.)
  • officers went to defendant’s apartment at 4 a.m. to question him about a murder; Miranda warnings required after defendant told them that he had recently purchased a handgun and that it was in his car, which “matched” the description of a car used during the murder

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Judges: Lum, C.J., and Nakamura, Padgett, Hayashi and Wakatsuki

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