State v. Vicars’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 63 state decisions

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1. ““The connected question is whether the search of that shed was made pursuant to a valid search warrant. The defendant argues that the search warrant did not extend to the calf shed because the description therein is as follows: ‘A green single family dwelling described as: Original Town of Thompson, Lots 16 to 22, Fr. Lots 11-15, 29S 8C 1BAF 8 Blk 7 The defendant contends that the search warrant describes the place to be searched as the house only, and does not include any of the outbuildings. The question of whether an outbuilding, which is in the curtilage of a dwelling house, may be searched under the same warrant as that building, even though it is not specifically described, was dealt with in the case of Bellamy v. State, 134 Ga. App. 340 , 214 S.E.2d 383 (1975). The court stated: ‘ “Curtilage” comes down from early English days. An out-building on the grounds is within the “curtilage” and may be searched under such a warrant, though not described specifically.’ [Citation omitted. ] “This view is not new. For instance, in Ford v. State, 34 Okl. Cr. 184, 185, 245 P. 909, 910 (1926), it was stated: ‘Ordinarily, a search warrant covers the curtilage and appurtenances of the place described.’ See, also, Seals v. State, 157 Tenn. 538, 545 , 11 S.W.2d 879, 881 (1928), which also held: ‘It is our opinion that a search warrant directing that a search be made of a principal building, identified by street number, authorizes the search of an outhouse so clearly appurtenant to'and a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 15 Kan. App. 2d 264 - State v. Basurto

2. “It would destroy the utility of the proceeding, if, beside the building principally named, all other buildings and places of concealment upon the same premises, occupied in connection with it and by the same person, could not also be searched, and by virtue of the same warrant”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Dunn

3. “'Curtilage' comes down from early English days. An outbuilding on the grounds is within the 'curtilage' and may be searched under such a warrant, though not described specifically”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Dunn