Legal Opinion

The United States v. Michael Bazinet, the United States v. George Knox

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 25, 1972No. 71-1411, 71-1412PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Michael Bazinet and George Knox 1 were jointly tried and convicted of conspiracy to rob a federally insured bank in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 2113(a).

The defendants were arrested on December 4, 1970, at approximately 9:50 a. m. as the result of a police “stake-out” at Knox’s grandmother’s house. The officers had been sent by their superior officer, Captain Graff, to arrest Knox on sight for illegal dynamite trafficking. The police had no warrant and had not applied for one.

The stake-out officers observed a Volkswagen van drive up to Knox’s grandmother’s house.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. United States v. Di ReSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. United States v. Robert Ross McCaleb and Brenda PageCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
  2. United States v. Steven Elmer Luschen, United States of America v. Wayne Bernard KingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  3. United States v. Michael John McGlynn and Kevin John SchantzenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. LoughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  5. United States v. Joseph A. ChadwickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976

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