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· 12/19/1977

United States v. Gary Charles Finnegan

Citations

  • 568 F.2d 637
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 5576

How courts have described this case

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

  • sustaining immediate search of suitcase removed from an automobile despite argument that Chadwick mandated opposite result
  • pre-Chadwick warrantless investigative search, on the scene, of closed suitcase removed from hatchback of vehicle held reasonable, citing Chambers v. Maroney, 399 U.S. 42, 90 S.Ct. 1975, 26 L.Ed.2d 419 (1970), and distinguishing Chadwick
  • pre-Chadwick warrantless investigative search, on the scene, of closed suitcase removed from hatchback of vehicle held reasonable, citing Chambers v. Maroney, 399 U.S. 42, 90 S.Ct. 1975, 26 L.Ed.2d 419 (1970), and distinguishing Chadwick
  • warrantless search of suitcase in automobile not violative of Fourth Amendment
  • warrantless search of suitcase in automobile not violative of Fourth Amendment
  • reaffirming United States v. Evans, supra, after Chadwick

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Ely, Carter, Enright

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