Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Burnette v. United States
461 U.S. 936
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1983-05-16
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding that, “once an item in an individual’s possession has been lawfully seized and searched, subsequent searches of that item, so long as it remains in the legitimate uninterrupted possession of the police, maybe conducted without a warrant”
- holding that, "once an item in an individual's possession has been lawfully seized and searched, subsequent searches of that item, so long as it remains in the legitimate uninterrupted possession of the police, may be conducted without a warrant"
Citator
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- 2 opinions
C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 698 F. 2d 1038.