Powers v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
September 1984
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Douglas v. Alabama · Brady v. United States · Dalehite v. United States · Kirby v. United States · United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.
Most-quoted passages
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““ ‘We subscribe to the view that “where two persons have equal rights to the use or occupation of premises, either may give consent to a search, and the evidence thus disclosed can be used against either.” United States v. Sferas, 210 F. 2d 69, 74 (7 Cir. 1954), cert. den. Skally v. United States, 347 U.S. 935 , 74 S.Ct. 630 , 98 L.Ed. 1086 .’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Williams v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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