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U.S. v. Basinski, No. 99-3933 (7th Cir.) (226 F.3d 829) (September 5, 2000) (Judge Daniel A. Manion)

Loaded on Oct. 1, 2000 published in Punch and Jurists November 13, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Abandoned Property.

Here the Court held that a defendant did not abandon his briefcase when he gave it to a friend with instructions to destroy it, in a decision that is noted for its analysis of the concept of "abandonment" under the Fourth Amendment.

While investigating the defendant, Joseph Basinski, for jewelry ...

 

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