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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 53 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 Marron v. United States.

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1 Marron v. United States Anchor
scotus · 1927
green “the requirement that warrants shall particularly describe the things to be seized makes general searches under them impossible and prevents the seizure of one thing under a warrant describing another.” 18
2 Marron v. United States
scotus · 1927
green “nothing is left to the discretion of the officer executing the warrant.” 16
3 Marron v. United States
scotus · 1927
green “as to what is to be taken, nothing is left to the discretion of the officer executing the warrant.” 13
4 United States v. Howard Christine, Perry Grabosky
ca3 · 1982
green “it is beyond doubt that all evidence seized pursuant to a general warrant must be suppressed.” 6

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