· 10/29/1975
United States v. Elmer Curtis Turbyfill
Citations
- 525 F.2d 57
- 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 12181
How courts have described this case
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- holding police may lawfully seize evidence in plain view where police are lawfully in the position from which contraband was seen
- implying consent when the defendant’s wife opened the door and stepped back to let officers enter
- finding an implied invitation to enter when a third party opened the door and stepped back
- finding implied consent where an occupant of the house opened the door and stepped back to let the officers enter
- implying consent when the defendant's wife opened the door and stepped back to let officers enter
- \action of [occupant] in the opening of the door and stepping back constituted an implied invitation to enter\
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Judges: Van Oosterhout, Jones, Henley
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