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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 28 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. John A. Kramer.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. John A. Kramer Anchor | green | “the special protection the fourth amendment accords . . . does not extend to . . . discarded garbage.” | 4 |
| 2 | United States v. Lucinda Sanders | green | “one can properly infer from her words and actions that the defendant continued to indicate she had an interest in keeping the contents private.” | 4 |
| 3 | United States v. Lucinda Sanders | green | “placing an item on one's own bedroom window sill is quite different than tossing an item on the ground near a public street.” | 4 |
| 4 | United States v. Roland M. Silva | green | “manifested an intent to abandon the jacket” | 4 |
| 5 | United States v. Mar James, Also Known as James Beine | green | “we are convinced that a person does not abandon his property merely because he gives it to someone else to store.” | 4 |
| 6 | United States v. Eden | green | “a defendant must do more than merely walk away from something as private as a suitcase to support a finding of abandonment.” | 4 |
| 7 | McLaughlin v. Waite | green | “they are found upon the surface of the earth, or in the sea, if no owner appears to claim them, it is presumed they have been intentionally abandoned by the former proprietor.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.