Legal Opinion
State v. Tanaka
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 1985No. 9461, 9752 and 9845PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
HAYASHI, J.
Article I, section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. In these three consolidated cases, we consider whether the warrantless searches of trash bags are prohibited by the Hawaii Constitution.
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State v. Tanaka. A confidential informant told Officer Takitani about being approached by defendants, John Tanaka and his secretary, Eloise Bal regarding the placing of bets on football games. The informant placed numerous bets with Tanaka and Bal. Each of the contacts with Tanaka and Bal occurred at their work place, Granger…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. KalunaHawaii Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. KrivdaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- United States v. Thomas Leonard ShelbyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- United States v. CrowellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Floyd A. VahalikCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by80 opinions
- California v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Litchfield v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- State v. BolandWashington Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. HempeleSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1990
- Baehr v. LewinHawaii Supreme Court · 1993
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