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Lambert v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware.
Oct 7, 2016
149 A.3d 227 (Del. 2016)

Summary

finding the inevitable discovery doctrine applied when police started searching a residence before the search warrant was faxed and the warrant was issued, holding "had the 'standard prevailing investigatory procedure' continued, it would have inevitably led to the discovery of the evidence" and "[a]t most, the violation hastened the seizure by a handful of minutes."

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Opinion

No. 67, 2016

10-07-2016

Michael E. Lambert, Jr., Defendant Below, Appellant, v. State of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.


AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Lambert v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware.
Oct 7, 2016
149 A.3d 227 (Del. 2016)

finding the inevitable discovery doctrine applied when police started searching a residence before the search warrant was faxed and the warrant was issued, holding "had the 'standard prevailing investigatory procedure' continued, it would have inevitably led to the discovery of the evidence" and "[a]t most, the violation hastened the seizure by a handful of minutes."

Summary of this case from State v. Franks
Case details for

Lambert v. State

Case Details

Full title:Michael E. Lambert, Jr., Defendant Below, Appellant, v. State of Delaware…

Court:Supreme Court of Delaware.

Date published: Oct 7, 2016

Citations

149 A.3d 227 (Del. 2016)

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