Marquez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “Perhaps my concern is ultra cautious, but I am convinced that law enforcement officers and prosecutors should not casually rely on this case [upholding warrantless searches of a prisoner's property secured in a jail property box] . I suggest that prosecuting attorneys should always obtain a warrant to seize property of prisoners that they propose to use as evidence, even though it is already in the custody of the law enforcement officers, because of the prisoner's incarceration. It seems to me this is a relatively simple and easy way to avoid what otherwise might be a very troublesome controversy.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 Wis. 2d 406 - State v. Betterley