Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 23, 1972No. 6111PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This appeal, brought by the Government from an adverse ruling on a motion to suppress, presents a question as to the nature of the averments required for the issuance of a nighttime search warrant pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 879(a) (1970).1 The Government contends that such a search warrant requires a showing of probable cause. The trial court in rejecting the Government’s view required more than was shown and ruled that there was no “probable cause to believe that grounds existed” for nighttime execution and that there was no showing that successful daytime execution was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Metropolitan Railroad v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- In re Hollywood CabaretCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- United States v. Eulice Stallings, William Earl WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- United States v. GoodingDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
- United States v. GreenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. Titus Thomas, AKA TeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Gooding v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Burch, Larry D.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- In re L. J. W.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- United States v. EdelenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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