Legal Opinion

United States v. James E. Clark

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 17, 1976No. 75--1887PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

The central issue raised in this appeal is whether the district court 1 erred in sustaining appellee’s motion to suppress the introduction into evidence of a semiautomatic pistol which was allegedly obtained as the result of an illegal search and seizure. We conclude that the search and seizure committed in the instant case was unreasonable. Accordingly, we affirm.

On December 19, 1974, at approximately 11:00 a. m., criminal investigators from South Dakota executed a search warrant for controlled substances at the residence and repair shop of appellee, James E. Clark.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  5. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. United States v. HeldtCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  2. United States v. George OchsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  3. Bies v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
  4. United States v. Raymond Edwards, United States of America v. David RichardsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  5. United States v. ApkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983

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