Legal Opinion

United States v. Marcus L. Robertson

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 15, 1994No. 93-6240PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Marcus Robertson appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence. Robertson claims that the warrant authorizing seizure of the evidence was too general, that no exception to the warrant requirement permitted the seizures, and that the government exceeded the scope of the warrant. We hold that the warrant was sufficiently particular and that the federal agents reasonably relied on the warrant even if it was too broad. However, we also hold that the agents wrongfully seized two items that were not covered by the warrant. We therefore…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Arizona v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. State v. LacyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Buonocore v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. William Riley SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. GuidryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. Mark Edwin SellsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006

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