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· 10/18/1985

United States v. John Nathaniel Ladson and Eunice Mae Oliver

Citations

  • 774 F.2d 436
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 23776
  • 54 U.S.L.W. 2266

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing that the good-faith exception is waivable
  • affirming suppression of seized evidence as “fruit of the poisonous tree” where “Agent Markonni’s initial entry into the defendants’ home” was unlawful
  • “[I]t must have been immediately apparent that the item was evidence, contraband incorporated affidavit listing items to be seized, even if in violation of the par- ticularity requirement, did not warrant exclusion
  • “We hold only that absent exigent circumstances, the government must follow the advice in [its] own Guide to Forfeiture of Assets: if probable cause exists to enter the 32 SNITKO V. USA premises, obtain a warrant.”

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Judges: Vance, Hatchett, Lynne

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