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3 N. Mar. I. Commw. 357 Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Trial Court March 1, 1988 No. CRIMINAL CASE NO. 87-186Not cited
The defendant subsequently gave the police permission to drive his car to the police station where an inventory of the car trunk and glove compartment was made, uncovering further items believed stolen.
Watson, 423 U.S. 411 , 96 S.Ct. 820 (1976), which ruled that warrantless arrest may be made in a public place on probable cause without exigent circumstances.
All searches without a valid warrant are unreasonable unless shown to be within any of the exceptions to the rule that a search must rest upon a valid warrant, and the burden is on the Government to show that the search comes within
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3 N. Mar. I. Commw. 946 Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Superior Court August 25, 1989 No. CRIMINAL CASE NO. 89-106Not cited
OPINION On April 7, 1989 police officers and agents of the Drug Enforcement Task Force executed a search warrant at the premises described as the residence of Ray Manahane in the Fina Sisu Housing Area. 1/ The search warrant was
Sanders, 442 U.S. 753, 762 , 99 S.Ct. 2586, 2592 (1979) (warrantless search of suitcase taken from car not justified by "automobile exception" to warrant requirement); United States v. Branch, 545 F.2d 177, 182 (D.C.
In the instant case, police officers possessed a valid search warrant for the Manahane residence. This search warrant is completely devoid of any indication that defendant was involved in any criminal activity.
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5 N. Mar. I. 139 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands December 4, 1997 Nos. 96-034; Criminal Action No. 95-0158Not cited
¶5 At approximately 6:30 a.m. on July 20, 1995, nine armed police officers from the Department of Public Safety entered Aldan’s residence without knocking or announcing their presence pursuant to the no-knock search warrant.
The laws of the Commonwealth do not authorize a “no-knock” search warrant A.
, the police officer executing the warrant may enter without demanding permission if the officer finds the building or ship open.
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4 N. Mar. I. 11 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands July 22, 1993 Nos. 92-012; Traffic Case No. 92-0070Not cited
Campbell allegedly assisted the police in “handling” Isla “as well as having him placed into the police car.” Staley allegedly rode to the police station in the same police car as Isla.
The court signed a written order dismissing the case, without prejudice, on May 21, 1992. The government timely appealed. II.
“Brady and its progeny must be applied to a suppression hearing involving a challenge to the truthfulness of allegations in an affidavit for a search warrant.” United States v. Barton, 995 F.2d 931, 935 (9th Cir. 1993). Com. R.
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3 N. Mar. I. Commw. 604 Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Trial Court December 13, 1988 No. CRIMINAL CASE NO. 88-198FNot cited
Police investigation have secured a piece of evidence which based upon the investigators observations and the statements of the victim is believed to be the seminal fluid of the assailant.
Should probable cause be established at preliminary hearing the Government may wish to request a search warrant for a search of defendant's body to include the taking of hair, blood and saliva samples.
Any affidavit in support of such a search warrant must provide the magistrate with probable cause to believe that the evidence requested to be seized would be probative in the prosecution of the case. Pyle v.
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4 N. Mar. I. 240 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands April 7, 1995 Nos. 93-026; Criminal Case No. 92-0090Not cited
In the informant’s car, Cabrera gave him at least two packets containing a crystalline substance, 2 and the informant paid Cabrera $1,500.
, and questions posed by the police.
On one hand, the court’s statements may be an expression of its belief that, once it decided to impose a prison sentence, the term of imprisonment had to be a minimum of five years without suspension, parole, or probation.
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Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands March 13, 2026 No. 2024-SCC-0022-CIVNot cited
Williams, 193 F.3d 581 , 602 (2d Cir. 1999) (treating the civil seizure of a minor without a court order as equivalent to a warrantless search). The government actor ordering the search is the court through its order.
The police officers interviewing him asked him to remove his sweater and spin around without explanation. Id.
warrant).
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3 N. Mar. I. 501 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands February 19, 1993 No. CRIMINAL CASE NO. 90-160Not cited
The officer thought this unusual and called police central station for a license plate check. He received a description which did not match the car with the license plate number.
Based on that discrepancy, the officer parked his patrol car, with its lights on, facing the other car. He saw two heads inside the car with the car seats reclined.
Reliability can be inferred, without more, in a case where the hearsay statement falls within a firmly-rooted hearsay exception.
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4 N. Mar. I. 171 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands July 28, 1994 Nos. 93-029; Traffic Case No. 93-0614Not cited
He also asserted that the police withheld his car keys until the morning after the test, and only after he had signed a document acknowledging that he had consented to take the Breathalyzer test.
To warrant dismissal, the government’s misconduct *176 must not only be flagrant but must also have prejudiced the defendant. Id.
If the trial court finds that Adlaon’s allegations have merit, it may suppress the Breathalyzer results on the ground that the test was taken without consent in violation of 9 CMC § 7106.
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5 N. Mar. I. 169 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands August 31, 1998 Nos. 96-044; Civil Action No. 93-0775Not cited
When Angie refused to give Pinsker the keys to the car, he became hostile, called the police and a shouting match between the two ensued in the parking lot of her workplace. Angie called her attorney, Pedro M.
Whether or not the one employed is engaged in a distinct occupation or business; (3) The kind of occupation, with reference to whether, in the locality, the work is usually done under the direction of the employer or by a specialist without
MAE’s employee Lewis was present at all times while Pinsker was demanding the return of the car from Angie. Lewis never told Pinsker, the White Law Firm, or the police officer that Angie had received the car as a gift.
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2 N. Mar. I. Commw. 845 Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Trial Court October 1, 1986 No. 86-634Not cited
The search for Emilio lasted several days without success. Almost nine (9) months have passed and he has not been heard of or seen since.
Further, if a person who is'last seen in a state of imminent peril that might presumably result in his death is never again heard from, notwithstanding that a diligent search for him was made, an inference-of.immediate death may be
Other cases may warrant a longer or shorter period depending on the facts presented.
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3 N. Mar. I. 462 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands January 22, 1993 No. 92-179FNot cited
Furthermore, even if the arrest warrant was constitutionally *467 infirm, the arrest of Bowie was not made inside his house, but with probable cause. Therefore, the arrest, even without a warrant, would still be valid. A.
Requestor of the arrest warrant The appellant's contention that the arrest warrant was invalid because it was requested by a police officer rather than a government attorney as provided by Rule 9, Com.R.Cr.P., is without merit.
Here, no Information had been filed at the time the police officer requested the arrest warrant. Therefore, Rule 9 does not apply in this case.
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4 N. Mar. I. 330 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands February 29, 1996 Nos. 95-010; Traffic Case No. 94-0096Not cited
The officer approached the car and observed Mr. Palacios behind the steering wheel. Id. at 6. The officer testified that Mr.
The police officer took Mr. Palacios over at the police station to do another test. When they arrived at the police station, Mr. Palacios was still unsure of his steps. He almost fell once when he made a turn. . . .
Palacios, and this court is also without a doubt that Mr. Palacios had something to drink. And the alcohol that he had, the court is without a doubt that it impaired his driving and impaired his thinking and his body.
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4 N. Mar. I. 227 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands January 24, 1995 Nos. 93-040; Traffic Case No. 93-1284Not cited
From the time Ramangmau left the scene in the police car to the time his interview was completed at DPS, Ramangmau did not repeat his request to see his father.
The trial court found that Ramangmau was not in custody for purposes of Miranda until he was asked, at the scene of the collision, to get into the police car to go to DPS headquarters.
When the officers asked Ramangmau whether he was the driver of the car, bystanders who were not police officers were present.
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3 N. Mar. I. Commw. 820 Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Superior Court May 18, 1989 Nos. CRIMINAL CASE NO. 89-139; TRAFFIC CASE NO. 89-1675TDDNot cited
Although the form of this motion is somewhat unusual, the court conducted a hearing on the motion without objection from the government.
he admission of evidence of a showup without more does not violate due process. Stovall v. Denno, 388 U.S. 293, 302 , 87 S.Ct. 1967, 1972 (1967).
Dated at Saipan, MP, this 18th day of May, 1989. [[Image here]] oral argument, defendant also suggested that this court depart from the precedent of Kirby v.
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4 N. Mar. I. 309 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands December 15, 1995 No. Original Action No. 95-002Not cited
or Gerstein determination, be made by a judicial officer if there will be a significant restraint on the accused’s liberty following arrest. 5 A Gerstein hear *311 ing is not required, though, if a grand jury indictment 6 or a warrant
. 14 The petitioners’ claim under the Fourteenth Amendment, therefore, is without merit.
It may be N.M.I. Const, art.
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3 N. Mar. I. Commw. 776 Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Trial Court April 18, 1989 No. 88-432Not cited
(4) The performance or return promise may be given to the promisor or to some other person. It may be given by ’the promisee or by some other person. Restatement, Second, Contracts § 71.
"Mortgage means a contract in which real property is made security for the performance of an act, usually the payment of a debt without the necessity of a change in possession and without the transfer of title." 2 CMC § 4511(e).
Songsong has filed an affidavit which, inter alia, claims: 1) he signed the option without the presence of a notary; 2) he didn't know what he was signing.
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3 N. Mar. I. 400 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands December 29, 1992 No. 91-106Not cited
Therefore, the customs officers had no legal authority to inspect or confiscate without a search warrant or probable cause.
The Regulations established customs service and procedure and authorized customs to inspect baggage, hand-carried parcels, cargo, and passengers arriving in the Commonwealth without a warrant.
Since the statute and regulation authorize the customs officers to inspect Lizama without a warrant, the evidence should not have been suppressed on the basis that the customs officers' lack such authority.
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Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands March 16, 2026 No. 2024-SCC-0016-CRMNot cited
Due process may require recusal even without proof of subjective animus.
The duty extends to information known to those “acting on the government’s behalf in the case, including the police.” Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419, 437 (1995).
Instead, they assumed such material might exist and asked for a search of confidential records to determine whether it did. That is precisely the type of “overly broad” request that Hossain rejects. 2010 MP 21 ¶ 20. 3.
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3 N. Mar. I. 156 Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands June 15, 1992 No. 91-030Not cited
Borja ("Borja") pursuant to a duly executed search warrant.
*174 ■ IV OTHER ISSUES Two specific assertions by appellant warrant some discussion.
A person aggrieved by an unlawful search and seizure or by the deprivation of property may move the court for the return of the property on the ground that such person is entitled to lawful possession of the property.