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· 7/8/1996

United States v. Dean William Cotnam and Phillip Zadurski

Citations

  • 88 F.3d 487
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 16269

How courts have described this case

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  • warrantless entry upheld, consent found where arrestee gestured to officers to open door with key and did not object to their presence in his hotel room
  • consent given where defendant gestured for officer to open the door to his hotel room with his key
  • consent to enter motel room conveyed where officer extended room key to defendant, defendant did not accept the key but gestured toward the door, and then walked inside room after officer had opened the door
  • consent to enter motel room conveyed where officer extended room key to defendant, defendant did not accept the key but gestured toward the door, and then walked inside room after officer had opened the door
  • undisputed evidence concerned discussions between the defendant and co-conspirator

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Judges: Posner, Flaum, Kanne

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