NCJ Number
39593
Journal
Temple Law Quarterly Volume: 50 Issue: 1 Dated: (1976) Pages: 164-176
Date Published
1976
Length
13 pages
Annotation
ARTICLE DISCUSSES AN APPELLATE COURT RULING ON FOURTH AMENDMENT PROVISIONS AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCH AND SEIZURE IN RELATION TO A COURT-ORDERED BODILY INTRUSION CASE.
Abstract
IN UNITED STATES V. CROWDER, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPELLATE COURT RULED THAT REMOVAL OF A POSSIBLY INCRIMINATING BULLET FROM A SUSPECT'S ARM COULD NOT BE PREVENTED BY CITING AMENDMENT SAFEGUARDS. THE CASE INVOLVED A WOUNDED ROBERY AND MURDER SUSPECT WHO WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SHOT IN THE ARM BY THE VICTIM BEFORE HE DIED. THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE RELEVANT CASE LAW TO FIND A PRECEDENT IN THE APPELLATE COURT'S DECISION....BS