Sovereign News Co. v. United States, 434 U.S. 817 (1977). · Go Syfert
Sovereign News Co. v. United States, 434 U.S. 817 (1977). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“an investigatory stop is not automatically an arrest simply because an officer draws his (automatic rifle and aims at the suspect).”
61 citation events across 23 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: United States v. Sherman Major Bowles (ca5, 1980-09-02)
Treatment trajectory · 1977 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1977 2001 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 14 distinct citers. How cited ↗
examined Cited as authority (quoted) United States v. Sherman Major Bowles (2×)
5th Cir. · 1980 · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence low
an investigatory stop is not automatically an arrest simply because an officer draws his (automatic rifle and aims at the suspect).
cited Cited "see" United States v. Gonzalez
11th Cir. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Worthington, 544 F.2d 1275, 1280 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977).
cited Cited "see" In Re Warrant Dated December 14, 1990 And Records Seized From 3273 Hubbard, Detroit, Michigan On December 17, 1990. Avery Shapiro
6th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See Sovereign News Co. v. United States, 544 F.2d 909 (6th Cir.1976), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 73 (1977).
cited Cited "see" Shapiro v. United States
6th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See Sovereign News Co. v. United States, 544 F.2d 909 (6th Cir.1976), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 73 (1977).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Mikal Habeeb Amuny, A/K/A James Anderson, A/K/A Jim Waters, and A/K/A Wayne Roberson, George Ellis Gaston, and Royce David Hebert (2×)
5th Cir. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Worthington, 544 F.2d 1275, 1280 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977); see also United States v. Rollins, 699 F.2d 530, 534 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 933 , 104 S.Ct. 335 , 78 L.Ed.2d 305 (1983).
discussed Cited "see" Consumer Credit Insurance Agency, Inc. v. United States (2×)
6th Cir. · 1979 · signal: see · confidence high
See Sovereign News Co. v. United States, 544 F.2d 909 (6th Cir. 1976) (per curiam), Cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 73 (1977). 26 In my view the order was final and was fully appealable.
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Lewis Davis Michel, Robert Joseph Belmares, John Handy Jones, Daniel Stewart Henshaw and Ted Ray Hines
5th Cir. · 1979 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Worthington, 544 F.2d 1275 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977); United States v. Maslanka, 501 F.2d 208 (5th Cir. 1974), cert. denied, sub nom.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Bodin v. State
Tex. Crim. App. · 1991 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also United States v. Silva, 580 F.2d 144 (5th Cir.1978), appeal after remand 611 F.2d 78 , and United States v. Worthington, 544 F.2d 1275 (5th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 72 .
cited Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Frank Joseph Perate
4th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also United States v. Worthington, 544 F.2d 1275, 1279 (5th Cir.1975), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977) (blocking path of airplane).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Mark J. Kent
11th Cir. · 1982 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also United States v. Worthington, 544 F.2d 1275, 1279 (5th Cir.) (although tip was “lacking in detail,” agents had reasonable suspicion for investigatory stop when tip’s accuracy and reliability were corroborated by subsequent surveillance), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Raymond Vargas, United States of America v. Orlando Rodriguez
1st Cir. · 1980 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., United States v. Worthington, 544 F.2d 1275 , 1280 n.3 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977); United States v. Adams, 484 F.2d 357, 358, 361 (7th Cir. 1973). 9 It follows that, regardless of the agents’ subjective intention in initially stopping the vehicle, the detention comported fully with the fourth amendment in terms of the degree of intrusion visited upon the appellants-at least until they were formally placed under arrest. 10 By that time, however, the agents had observed the mannite and amber bottles located in plain view in the vehic…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Barry Jay Antill
5th Cir. · 1980 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also United States v. Worthington, 544 F.2d 1275 , 1280 n.4 (5th Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 72 (1978); United States v. Cushnie, 488 F.2d 81, 82 (5th Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 968 , 95 S.Ct. 233 , 42 L.Ed.2d 184 (1974).
cited Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Soto
5th Cir. · 1979 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., United States v. Worthington, 544 F.2d 1275 (5th Cir.), Cert. denied, 434 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977).
cited Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Soto
5th Cir. · 1979 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., United States v. Worthington, 544 F.2d 1275 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 817 , 98 S.Ct. 55 , 54 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977).
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Sovereign News Co.
v.
United States
No. 76-1345.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 3, 1977.
434 U.S. 817

C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.