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Rugendorf v. United States, 376 U.S. 528 (1964)
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Rugendorf v. United States, 376 U.S. 528 (1964)
Rugendorf v. United States No. 223 Argued February 27, 1964 Decided March 30, 1964 376 U.S. 528
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
Petitioner was convicted of knowingly concealing stolen fur garments in violation of 18 U.S. C. § 2315. The stolen furs were found in the basement of his home pursuant to a search warrant issued on the strength of an affidavit factually inaccurate in two respects and based partly on hearsay statements of confidential informants. Petitioner’s motion to suppress the introduction in evidence of the seized furs was denied by the trial court.
Held:
1. The search warrant was valid as long as it provided a substantial basis to support the conclusion that the stolen goods were probably in petitioner’s basement. Pp. 531-533.
(a) Factual inaccuracies, not going to the integrity of the affidavit, do not destroy probable cause for a search. Pp. 532-533.
(b) Hearsay, if it provides sufficient evidence of probable cause, justifies the issuance of a search warrant. Jones v. United States, 362 U.S. 257, followed. P. 533.
2. Petitioner’s claim that he was entitled to the informant’s name in order to defend himself at the trial must be rejected where first raised in petitioner’s reply brief on appeal, his previous request having been confined to support of his motion to suppress the evidence. Pp. 534-536.
3. The evidence was sufficient to support the verdict. Pp. 536-537.
316 F.2d 589, affirmed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Rugendorf v. United States, 376 U.S. 528 (1964) in 376 U.S. 528 376 U.S. 529. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CD8ZX8W6451962S.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Rugendorf v. United States, 376 U.S. 528 (1964), in 376 U.S. 528, page 376 U.S. 529. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CD8ZX8W6451962S.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Rugendorf v. United States, 376 U.S. 528 (1964). cited in 1964, 376 U.S. 528, pp.376 U.S. 529. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CD8ZX8W6451962S.
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