Legal Opinion

United States v. Hecht

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 11, 1966No. Crim. No. 66-34PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUMBAULD, District Judge.

The defendant, a dentist, seeks to suppress as evidence: (1) certain counterfeit money taken from his automobile at the time of his arrest and (2) certain counterfeit money taken at his home after the arrest.

As to (2) it seems clear that this was obtained pursuant' to defendant’s consent, and is therefore lawful. This is true notwithstanding the fact that such consent was recorded in language written by a secret service agent on an old envelope who described the document as a “consent search warrant”, somewhat of an innovation in legal terminology; and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. United States v. LowDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1966

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. BakerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. State v. WaldenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983

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