Constitutional Law,
Criminal,
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul. 7, 2016
Doctrinal synergy
Does 1 + 1 = 3? In math, never. In the law, sometimes. A case in point is Utah v. Strieff.
2nd Appellate District, Division 2
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Associate Justice
California Court of Appeal
UCLA School of Law, 1995
Does 1 + 1 = 3? In math, never. In the law, sometimes.
A case in point is Utah v. Strieff, 2016 DJDAR 5919 (June 20, 2016). There, a police officer illegally detained Edward Strieff outside of a suspected drug house, learned he had an outstanding traffic warrant, arrested him, and found methamphetamine on him during a search incident to that arrest. The U.S. Supreme Court took the case to decide whether the drugs were subject to suppression as the "fruit" o...
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