U.S. v. JOSEPH

No. 12-3808.

730 F.3d 336 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America v. Akeem JOSEPH also known as Akeem Olajuwon, Akeem Joseph, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: September 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Kay Costello, Esq. , [argued], Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Keith M. Donoghue, Esq. , [argued], Robert Epstein, Esq. , Nina C. Spizer, Esq. , Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Before: RENDELL, SMITH, and SHWARTZ, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Lawyers and judges are familiar with the well-worn adage that bad facts make bad law. A possible corollary to this proposition is that good facts make good law. This case is of the latter type, in which straightforward facts present an opportunity to rectify imprecisions in our case law regarding the preservation and waiver of suppression arguments. We must decide the degree of particularity required for a party to preserve...

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