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· 6/18/1984

United States v. Rickus, Robert F. United States of America v. Nazarok, Dennis M. Appeal of United States of America

Citations

  • 737 F.2d 360
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 21368

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “objective facts of this case certainly justified the officers in concluding that there was a fair probability that evidence of a burglary would be found in the car”
  • noting that area recently victimized by twelve unsolved burglaries was area of criminal activity for Terry purposes
  • holding, inter alia, that federal law applied to defendant’s motion to suppress evidence found pursuant to search of the trunk of his car
  • holding, inter alia, that federal law applied to defendant’s motion to suppress evidence found pursuant to search of the trunk of his car
  • noting “evidence obtained in accordance with federal law is admissible in federal court – even though it was obtained by state officers in violation of state law”
  • \The reputation of an area for criminal activity is an articulable fact upon which a police officer may legitimately rely.\

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Judges: III, Hunter, Becker, Hoffman

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