Legal Opinion

United States v. James Howard Laughton

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 17, 2005No. 03-1202PublishedCited by 126 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDaughtrey, J., joined by Rice, D.J.,

GILMAN, J. (pp. 752-53), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, we are asked to review the district court’s determination that the search of a house pursuant to a warrant issued without probable cause was nevertheless valid under the “good faith” exception to the exclusionary rule announced by the Supreme Court in United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897, 104 S.Ct. 3405, 82 L.Ed.2d 677 (1984). In doing so, we are faced with two issues: whether the affidavit submitted to the issuing magistrate was sufficient to support a finding of good faith simply…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. United States v. PeltierSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. United States v. James H. Spikes (96-3899) Marilyn Smith (96-3660)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998

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