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Criminal Procedure Keyed to Dressler
Chambers v. Maroney
Citation:
399 U.S. 42, 90 S.Ct. 1975, 26 L.Ed.2d 419.Facts
On May 20th, 1963, a gas station was robbed by two men, each of whom had a gun. A blue compact station wagon was seen speeding away from a parking lot close to the station. The description of the car and the suspects were reported to the police.
Within an hour, a car matching the description was stopped by the police. The car had four men inside, including the defendant. The occupants were arrested and the car was driven to the police station. The police searched the car after it was at the police station and found two .38-caliber revolvers and cards bearing the name of Raymond Havicon, the attendant at another gas station that had been robbed at gunpoint on May 13, 1963.
The materials taken from the car were introduced into evidence against the defendant. He was convicted of both robberies. He filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, arguing that the search of the car was in violation of the Fourth Amendment as police did not first obtain a search warrant.
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