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· 12/15/1977

United States v. Patrick Joseph Savage

Citations

  • 564 F.2d 728
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 5609

How courts have described this case

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

  • upholding a warrantless search of motel room immediately following arrest based on probable cause alone
  • upholding warrantless search in pockets of shirt folded on closet shelf because the shirt was within the area of the arrestee’s immediate reach
  • search of a motel room in which defendant was arrested held lawful
  • motel switchboard operator inadvertently overheard ten seconds of conversation

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Judges: Wisdom, Gewin, Ainsworth

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