Legal Opinion

United States v. Willie B. Maggitt, A/K/A Willie B. Madgett

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 16, 1985No. 85-4205PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RANDALL, Circuit Judge.

Willie B. Maggitt appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi denying his motion to suppress tangible evidence seized on authority of a search warrant. He asserts that the warrant was flawed because the affidavit on which it was based was insufficient. Even if Maggitt is correct that police violated his fourth amendment rights, however, suppression of the evidence would not be appropriate in light of the principles set forth in United States v. Leon, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 3405, 82 L.Ed.2d 677 (1984). Therefore, we…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  2. United States v. James Norton, United States of America v. Paul Fosco, James Pinckard, Paul A. Di Franco, James Norton, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Bradford Satterwhite, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Bruce L. CraigCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  5. McDonald v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997

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