· 5/13/1994
United States v. Shannon Wayne Agofsky, United States of America v. Joseph Anthony Agofsky
Citations
- 20 F.3d 866
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that \an alibi instruction would not have been appropriate\ where the government offered \both direct participation and accessory theories\ explaining that a conviction may be based on \aiding and abetting even if [defendants] offered persuasive alibis\
- observing in a criminal case, a non-lawyer parent “lacked authority to act as an attorney before the court” on behalf of her minor children
- “The presence of an investigatory motive, even if proven, does not invalidate an otherwise lawful inventory search.”
- “There is no constitutional or statutory right to simultaneously proceed pro se and with the benefit of counsel.”
- “We decline to speculate about Sergeant Russell’s subjective intent. The presence of an investigatory motive, even if proven, does not invalidate an otherwise lawful inventory search.”
- investigatory motive does not invalidate inventory search
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Judges: Hansen, Gibson, Melloy
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