Legal Opinion
American Samoa Government v. Stephens
High Court of American Samoa
Decided February 23, 1995No. CR No. 31-95Published
1Opinion of the Court
Order Granting Motion to Suppress:
On June 30, 1995, defendant James "Jimmy" Stephens was arrested as a suspect in the burglary of the home of his ex-wife Cecilia Tolo. The arrest warrant was based, in part, on Tolo's report that Stephens had threatened to kill her while brandishing a shotgun on the day of the alleged burglary. Although Tolo did not recognize the shotgun, she reported that she had seen Stephens with various firearms on many occasions, and revealed her beliefs regarding the whereabouts of these weapons to Officer Ta'ase Sagapolu. Sagapolu then used this information to obtain a…
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- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Sgro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Chin Kay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- James v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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