Punch and Jurists

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

Abel v. U.S., No. 2 (U.S. Supreme Court) (362 U.S. 217; 80 S.Ct. 683) (March 28, 2060) (Justice Frankfurter) by Case held that a search, without a warrant, of articles that had been abandoned was permissible under the Fourth Amendment.

U.S. v. Garzon, No. 96-1197 (10th Cir.) (119 F.3d 1446) (July 18, 1997) (Judge David M. Ebel) by In this case, the Court reversed a conviction on the grounds that the district court had erred when it concluded that the defendant had "abandoned" his backpack by leaving it on a …

U.S. v. McDonald, No. 95-1338 (7th Cir.) (100 F.3d 1320) (November 21, 1996) (Judge John L. Coffey) by Relying on Abel v. U.S., 362 U.S. 217 (1960), Court held that abandoned property is not subject to Fourth Amendment protections; and that the manipulation of luggage in an overhead rack is …