Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

397 U.S. 924

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1970-02-24
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • testimony at presentence hearing relating to an inadmissible confession of guilt, to the extent that it is prejudicial, requires re-sentencing
  • evidence excluded from sentencing consideration when search conducted without a warrant was "blatantly illegal," and court found that police needed to be deterred from making illegal searches under circumstances involved
  • evidence excluded from sentencing consideration when search was conducted without a warrant, was “blatantly illegal,” and the court found that the police needed to be deterred from making illegal searches under the circumstances involved

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.