Eighth Circuit· 8/25/1982

United States v. Singer

Citations

687 F.2d 1135

How courts have described this case

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upholding warrantless entry of residence where circumstances indicated burglary in progress
landlord's envelope addressing a termination of tenancy notice to two persons not hearsay when offered to show that those persons lived together
lawful search incident to arrest of folder carried by defendant at time of arrest
“We do not believe that people have the same expectations of privacy in their driveways as in' their homes. In the course of everyday life we expect members of the public — salesmen, children, or even strangers looking for an address — to enter upon a driveway.”
where “a next-door neighbor told” the officer that “there were strangers in the vacant residence” and the circumstances the officer observed when he investigated the complaint made it seem “apparent that a burglary was in progress,” a warrantless entry was justified

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Judges: Arnold, Henley, Lay

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