PETTI ET AL.

v.

UNITED STATES; AND BARTOLATTA V. UNITED STATES

Citator

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• United States v. Carrasquillo, 877 F.2d 73 (D.C. Cir. 1989)
  …mpanied the agents to the train platform, his “disclaimers of ownership of the luggage were ... not precipitated by improper conduct on the part of law enforcement agents.” United States v. Tolbert, 692 F. 2d 1041, 1048 (6th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 933, 104 S.Ct. 337, 78 L.Ed.2d 306 (1983). The District Court therefore properly held that the bag was abandoned and that the agents were free to search it.5 III. CONCLUSION The defendant voluntarily disclaimed ownership of the garment bag, and he als…
• United States v. Turnbull, 888 F.2d 636 (9th Cir. 1989)
  …mstances. If the defendant assumes any of the “core functions” of the lawyer, however, the hybrid scheme is acceptable only if the defendant has voluntarily waived counsel. Id; see also Locks v. Sumner, 703 F. 2d 403, 407-08 (9th Cir.) cert. denied, 464 U.S. 933, 104 S.Ct. 338, 78 L.Ed.2d 307 (1983). Here, there was no waiver. The case must be distinguished from Kimmel, however. In Kimmel, the defendant formulated and presented his major defense himself. He represented himself without the necessary waiver.…
• Seattle Master Builders Ass'n v. Pac. Nw. Elec. Power & Conservation Planning Council (Northwest Power Planning Council), 786 F.2d 1359 (9th Cir. 1986)
  …or interfere with federal activites, federal agencies are subject to those statutes. See Hancock v. Train, 426 U.S. 167, 179-80, 96 S.Ct. 2006, 2012-13, 48 L.Ed.2d 555 (1976); United States v. Texas, 695 F. 2d 136, 138 n. 6 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 933, 104 S.Ct. 336, 78 L.Ed.2d 305 (1983). In some cases, Congress specifies that federal entities must obey state laws that would otherwise be preempted. See California v. United States, 438 U.S. 645, 98 S.Ct. 2985, 57 L.Ed.2d 1018 (1978). In those cas…