Legal Opinion

United States v. Anthony Santucci, Loster Avery and Joseph Cook

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 19, 1982No. 81-1530PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

The district court, in a case involving the alleged forgery of United States Treasury checks, suppressed the handwriting exemplars, fingerprints, and photographs of three defendants secured by postal inspectors through the use of grand jury subpoenas duces tecum restricted to those identification items. At the time those items were being obtained, each defendant made statements which were also suppressed. The government appeals pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731.

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The essential facts are largely undisputed. Some of the details in evidence which do not control,…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. United States v. Francis Larkin and Francis BolducCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. William W. BodenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  3. United States v. Chavel SterlingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. John Doe v. Joseph DigenovaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  5. United States v. Ronald Benton ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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