Legal Opinion
United States v. Mota Aros
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided December 10, 1979No. 34,175; SPCM 12119PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Chief Judge:
This case1 is before us in order to examine the propriety of the admission into evidence of the product of an allegedly unreasonable search and seizure. We hold that the fruit of this warrantless search, which was not within any recognized exception to the warrant requirement, was inadmissible in evidence against the appellant.
The salient facts are easily delineated. Appellant was charged with larceny of an *1228-track stereo player. Early in the morning of January 17,1976, two military policemen encountered an apparently abandoned Oldsmobile on the shoulder of a road near…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. MiddletonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1981
- United States v. ThompsonU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1982
- United States v. SimmonsU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1988
- United States v. BarrientosU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1984
- United States v. SolorioU S Coast Guard Court of Military Review · 1985
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