United States v. Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis
408 F.2d 996 · 1969
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113
Relies on United States v. Wade · Stovall v. Denno · Johnson v. State of New Jersey · Alderman v. United States · United States v. Robert M. Jordan, Harry Lee Stokes and Rita Evonne Brooks
Most-quoted passages
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“Here the problem is uncomplicated by any policy of suppression of the fruits of illegal activity or any need to cloak the victim with the means of assurance that he was not prejudiced in his trial as a result of information illegally obtained by government agents. Here there is no suggestion that the prosecutor’s file contained anything obtained directly or indirectly by any illegal ae-tivity. The defendant, at best, simply wished an opportunity for a fishing expedition, and, at the worst, to identify prospective government witnesses who might be subject to intimidation. The Alderman principle has no application here.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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