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· 4/23/1986

United States v. Brenda Faye Burke

Citations

  • 784 F.2d 1090

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that, although the officer who knew precisely which premises were to be searched did not execute the warrant, he pointed out the correct apartment to the executing officer before the search
  • reversing grant of motion to suppress; despite mistakes in address in warrant, executing officers knew enough to know which premises should be searched
  • reversing grant of motion to sup- press; despite mistakes in address in warrant, executing offic- ers knew enough to know which premises should be searched
  • upholding the validity of a warrant that misstated the address of the premises to be searched
  • search upheld where affiant was on the scene and pointed out house to be searched when an error was discovered in the address
  • “The search warrant contained a detailed physical description of the building, minimizing the possibility that an apartment in any building other than the correct one would be searched.”

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Judges: Johnson, Hatchett, Alaimo

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