Legal Opinion
United States v. Purcell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 29, 2008No. 07-5517PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J., joined by Gilman, J.,
SUTTON, J. (pp. 965-68), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
In this case we are asked whether the discovery of men’s clothing in a bag that a female claimed to own erases for future bags the apparent authority that justified the officers’ warrantless search of the first bag, thereby making a subsequent search illegal. We hold that the discovery of men’s clothing eviscerated any apparent authority, but that the officers could have reestablished apparent authority by asking the supposed bag owner to verify her control…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by36 opinions
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