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United States v. Poppitt

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided March 6, 1964No. Cr. A. 1554, 1556PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEEL, District Judge.

The question for decision is whether property seized by federal officers under a federal search warrant can be used against defendants in a federal court trial for the violation of a federal statute.

Defendants Alfred and Veronica Pop-pitt, husband and wife, were charged by separate informations with the commission of a misdemeanor, i. e. accepting wagers without paying the special tax required by 26 U.S.C. § 4411, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7203. The cases have been consolidated for trial.

Veronica was arrested in her home at 707 Lore Avenue in New Castle County,…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Theodor v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  2. People v. EstradaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
  3. United States v. Charles WhitneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  4. People v. GoveaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
  5. Commonwealth v. CopertinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966

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