Legal Opinion
State v. Chapman
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 2, 1969PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBBER, Justice.
Pursuant to M.R.Crim.P., Rule 37A(b) and 15 M.R.S.A., Sec. 2115-A there is reported for our determination an interlocutory order suppressing evidence prior to trial, from which order the State has appealed.
The following issues are framed for decision here:
“1. Whether or not the items taken by law enforcement officials were abandoned property at law and, therefore, not under the protection of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
2. Whether or not the search and seizure was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution on the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by35 opinions
- People v. HowardNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Smith v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
- Lonquest v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1972
- United States v. CrowellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- State v. KoucoulesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
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