Punch and Jurists

Murray v. U.S., No. 86-995 (U.S. Supreme Court) (487 U.S. 533; 108 S.Ct. 2529) (June 27, 1988) (Justice Scalia) by In this case, police officers, who had reason to believe that a warehouse held contraband, forced entry into the warehouse, where they saw burlap covered bales. They did not disturb …

Segura v. U.S., No. 82-5298 (U.S. Supreme Court) (468 U.S. 796; 104 S.Ct. 3380) (July 5, 1984) (Justice Burger) by Here the Court held that because a second search pursuant to a warrant was undertaken independent of an initial illegal search, evidence resulting from the latter search was admissible despite …

U.S. v. Dice, No. 98-3092 (6th Cir.) (200 F.3d 978) (January 6, 2000) (Judge Nathaniel R. Jones) by This is a significant Fourth Amendment case that discusses two important derivatives of the Fourth Amendment’s prohibitions against unreasonable searches - namely, the knock and announce rule and the “independent source doctrine.” …