Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Rhode Island v. Von Bulow
R.I. v. Von Bulow, 469 U.S. 875 (1984)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1984-10-01
- Topic
- litigation
How later courts describe this case
- holding that warrantless testing by the police of a variety of prescription drugs (allegedly used by the defendant to attempt to kill his wife
- “defendant originally possessed a reasonable expectation of privacy in the pills and other contents of the black bag * * * and seizure by a private party does not alter defendant’s legitimate original expectation of privacy.”
Citator
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Sup. Ct. R. I. Motions of Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc., et al. and Annie Laurie Kneissel et al. for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Certiorari denied.