Legal Opinion · Dissent

People v. Greer

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 26, 1980No. 79-584Published

1Dissent

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES,

dissenting:

The prohibition of the fourth amendment is against “unreasonable” searches and seizures. Under the facts of this case and the applicable law, the search pursuant to warrant and the ensuant seizure were not at all unreasonable. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.

The majority makes too much of fourth amendment protection when they, in effect, hold that under the facts presented the police must tell the victims of the crime that they know where their stolen property is, and who has it in possession, but they are powerless to act to either recover the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Jaben v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. The PEOPLE v. HesterIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Melvin L. Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966

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