Case Study Of Gambling V. US Federal Mail System

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Facts
Weeks faced charges of gambling using the Federal Mail System. U.S. Marshalls entered the residence of Week’s without proper documentation (Warrant) and confiscated documentation that was entered as evidence at his trial against him. Weeks then petitioned to have the property excluded and returned since it was taken in violation of his Fourth Amendment Rights.
Procedural History
A petition filed by Weeks at his trial stated that the property be returned to him since it was taken unlawfully and in violation of his rights. The court denied his petition and deemed the property to be pertinent to the case brought against him. Weeks then tried a second time to have the property returned, but was ultimately denied again.
Weeks then appealed

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