Legal Opinion

United States of America, in 81-2838 v. Howard U. Johnson, in 81-2839

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 30, 1982No. 81-2838, 81-2839PublishedCited by 90 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals from the suppression of evidence obtained by police acting under a search warrant. The district judge found that the warrant was too general, reasoning that the words “a crime” and “a criminal offense” in the printed form failed to limit the search to evidence of a particular violation. After reviewing the warrant as a whole, including the incorporated affidavit, we reverse because we find that the crime under investigation was adequately described. We also dismiss as premature an appeal by the defendant from the district court’s…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by90 opinions

  1. Massachusetts v. SheppardSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. DaleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Russell R. George, AKA Rusty, and Pamela A. Johnson-Sherman, Francis R. LajoiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Gene Allen HerroldCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Marco BurtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002

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