Punch and Jurists

Arkansas v. Sanders, No. 77-1479 (U.S. Supreme Court) (442 U.S. 753; 99 S.Ct. 2586) (June 20, 1979) (Justice Powell) by In this case, the Court established the "single-purpose container" exception to the warrant requirement - a concept that was later elaborated on in Robbins v. California, 453 U.S. 420 (1981). …

Robbins v. California, No. 80-148 (U.S. Supreme Court) (453 U.S. 420; 101 S.Ct. 2841) (July 1, 1981) (Justice Stewart) by The petitioner in this case sought review of his conviction for various drug offenses. The California state courts upheld the conviction, finding that defendant's pretrial motion to suppress was properly …

U.S. v. Gust, No. 04-30208 (9th Cir.) (403 F.3d 797) (April 26, 2005) (Judge Ronald M. Gould) by Defendant filed a motion to suppress a shotgun. The motion was denied. Defendant entered a conditional guilty plea for possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of 26 U.S.C.S. § 5861(d), in …