Legal Opinion
United States v. Thompkins
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 23, 1975No. 75 Cr. 703Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LASKER, District Judge.
By memorandum dated November 17, 1975 we granted the defendant’s motion to suppress an envelope seized at the scene of arrest. Claiming that the decision was based on an “incorrect factual premise,” the government now moves to reargue.
The government correctly observes that a key element in the decision to suppress was the conclusion that Officer Maffia knew that the hard object he felt in the defendant’s jacket pocket was a comb before he withdrew the comb and envelope from the pocket. We held that while the officer
“may have been justified in inspecting the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Henry BellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Ramon AlbaradoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Robert Williams v. Frederick E. Adams, Warden, Connecticut State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Gerald Frank KrollCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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