Punch and Jurists

Nix v. Williams, No. 82-1651 (U.S. Supreme Court) (467 U.S. 431; 104 S.Ct. 2501) (June 11, 1984) (Justice Burger) by Case held that the inevitably of discovering evidence by lawful means removes the taint from evidence first discovered through unlawful means. The defendant Williams was arrested for the murder of …

U.S. v. Ford, No. 97-6097 (6th Cir.) (184 F.3d 566) (July 23, 1999) (Judge John R. Gibson) by The defendant in this case ran a bingo parlor in Kentucky, where the state gambling laws permit charitable gambling under strict controls. The defendant established dummy charitable accounts and kept the proceeds …

U.S. v. Madrid, No. 97-3959 (8th Cir.) (152 F.3d 1034) (August 26, 1998) (Judge Gerald W. Heaney) by Case held that absent exigent circumstances, the inevitable discovery doctrine was inapplicable to a warrantless search during which the police not only seized the premises, but detained the occupants and conducted a …

U.S. v. Haro-Salcedo, No. 96-4053 (10th Cir.) (107 F.3d 769) (February 19, 1997) (Judge John C. Porfilio) by Here, although the Court held that a warrantless search of a car by the DEA exceeded the scope of a permissible inventory search, it also held that the cocaine seized from the …

U.S. v. Cabassa, No. 94-1251, No. 517 (2nd Cir.) (62 F.3d 470) (August 11, 1995) (Judge Ralph K. Jr. Winter) by This case reverses a decision by Judge Patterson who permitted the Government to introduce evidence seized during a warrantless search of the defendant's apartment on the grounds of the …

U.S. v. Cabassa, No. 94-1251, No. 517 (2nd Cir.) (62 F.3d 470) (August 11, 1995) (Judge Ralph K. Jr. Winter) by This case reverses a decision by Judge Patterson who permitted the Government to introduce evidence seized during a warrantless search of the defendant's apartment on the grounds of the …