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Fifth Circuit· 11/10/1993

United States v. Buchner

Citations

  • 7 F.3d 1149
  • 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 29113
  • 1993 WL 460236

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a defendant, who was not an authorized driver of a rental car, had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the partially open shoulder bag he left on the front seat of the car
  • finding the plaintiff “demonstrated irreparable 8 harm in the form of the loss of opportunity to pursue her chosen profession”
  • noting “treatment records must be viewed in light of the 8 overall diagnostic record”
  • defendant's bag was found in an empty car rented to defendant's girlfriend; it is unclear whether the girlfriend was present at the time of the search
  • defendant’s bag was found in an empty car rented to defendant’s girlfriend; it is unclear whether the girlfriend was present at the time of the search
  • \The owner of a suitcase located in another's car may have a legitimate expectation of privacy with respect to the contents of his suitcase.\

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Judges: Garwood, Davis, Smith

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