Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Ruiz-Ravelo v. United States

502 U.S. 830

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1991-10-07
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • ruling that exigent circumstances existed where the subject of an arrest warrant “had previously expressed his willingness to use firearms against police”
  • upholding search incident to arrest even though, as a safety precaution, suspect was handcuffed and removed from room prior to search
  • failure to place affiant under oath until after she had recited supporting facts for search warrant did not invalidate telephonic warrant

Citator

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.