Punch and Jurists

Collins v. Virginia, No. 16-1027 (U.S. Supreme Court) (584 U.S. ___; 138 S.Ct. 1663) (May 29, 2018) (Justice Sotomayor) by This decision addressed a question at the intersection of two important components of the Supreme Court’s Fourth Amendment jurisprudence: the automobile exception to the warrant requirement and the protection extended …

U.S. v. Patiutka, No. 14-4932 (4th Cir.) (804 F.3d 684) (October 23, 2015) (Judge Diana Gribbon Motz) by The Fourth Amendment protects "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures." Warrantless searches have been held to be "per …

U.S. v. Navas, No. 09-1144-cr (2nd Cir.) (597 F.3d 492) (March 8, 2010) (Judge Richard C. Wesley) by In a drug conspiracy prosecution, the district court's order, suppressing narcotics seized by law enforcement officers during a warrantless search of a trailer, is reversed where the search was lawful under the …