Cases and Annotations

Presented by Jeff Fluck

Entrapment

Sorrells v. United States, 287 U.S. 435 (1932).

Sherman v. United States, 356 U.S. 369 (1958).

Jacobson v. United States, 503 U.S. 540 (1992).

United States v. LeMaster, 40 M.J. 178 (C.M.A. 1994) (due process analysis).

Tim Thomas, Annotation, What Conduct of Federal Law Enforcement Authorities in Inducing or Co-operating in Criminal Offenses Raises Due Process Defense Distinct from Entrapment, 97 A.L.R. Fed. 273.

Interrogation

Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).

Moran v. Burbine, 475 U.S. 412 (1986).

Colorado v. Connelly, 479 U.S. 157 (1986).

Colorado v.  Spring, 479 U.S. 564 (1987).

Missouri v. Seibert, 124 S.Ct. 2601 (2004).

United States v. LeBrun, 306 F.3d 545 (8th Cir. 2002), rev’d en banc, 363 F.3d 715 (8th Cir. 2004).

Ruse Entries

Lewis v. United States, 385 US 206 (1966) (warrantless entry by LEO posing as criminal visitor to buy drugs held reasonable).

United States v. Defeis, 530 F.2d 14 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 (1976) (warrantless entry by LEO posing as criminal customer held reasonable).

United States v. Raines, 536 F.2d 796 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 925 (1976) (warrantless entry by LEO posing as acquaintance of criminal customer held reasonable).

United States v. Contreras-Ceballos, 999 F.2d 432 (9th Cir. 1993) (warranted entry by LEO posing as deliveryman does not violate knock-and-announce).

William D. Bremer, Annotation, What Constitutes Compliance with Knock-and-Announce Rule in Search of Private Premises—State Cases, 85 A.L.R.5th 1.

Joan Teshima, Annotation, Officer’s Ruse to Gain Entry as Affecting Admissibility of Plain View Evidence—Modern Cases, 47 A.L.R. 4th 425.

Undercover LEO

Lewis v. United States, 385 US 206 (1966) (undercover LEO).

Hoffa v. United States, 385 US 293 (1966) (non-LEO undercover informant).