SOCKWELL

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (27 total)

• State v. Emiliano Mejia, 579 So. 2d 766 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991)
  …1991). The sound rationale of the rule is that there is no legitimate expectation of privacy in the contents of items that have previously been viewed under lawful authority. United States v. Burnette, 698 F. 2d 1038, 1039 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 936, 103 S.Ct. 2106, 77 L.Ed.2d 312 (1983). Thus, when an item has been lawfully seized and remains in the uninterrupted possession of the police, any privacy interest that previously existed is dissipated, and subsequent searches may be conducted with…
• State v. Pratt, 591 So. 2d 272 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991)
  …suggests that, after an initial abandonment of property, a defendant may “repossess” the property by words or conduct. See United States v. Moskowitz, 883 F. 2d 1142 (2d Cir.1989); United States v. Burnette, 698 F. 2d 1038 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 936, 103 S.Ct. 2106, 77 L.Ed.2d 312 (1983); United States v. Jones, 707 F. 2d 1169 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 859,104 S.Ct. 184, 78 L.Ed.2d 163 (1983). Here, the defendant initially denied ownership of the suitcase. The officers then opened t…
• United States v. Drake Williams, 809 F.2d 1072 (5th Cir. 1987)
  …ave reviewed the grant jury record submitted for Judge DeAnda’s in camera inspection. We find that the evidence presented, such as it was, came wholly from other sources. See United States v. Sockwell, 699 F. 2d 213, 217-18 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 936, 103 S.Ct. 2106, 77 L.Ed.2d 311 (1983). The government, in this case, met its Kastigar burden. [*1083] B. Drake Williams’ Claim Appellant Drake Williams contends that Jan Grossman’s earlier statements to the DEA should have been admitted as exculpa…