Document Type
Note
Abstract
The United States Supreme Court recently abolished the automatic standing rule in United States v. Salvucci. The author analyzes the difficulties created for the criminal defendant charged with a possessory crime. In particular, this note focuses on the inequitable position the defendant is placed in when his suppression hearing testimony is used as a tool to impeach subsequent testimony offered at trial. The author continues by pointing out that the "prosecutorial self-contradiction," sought to be abolished in Salvucci, remains a part of our present judicial system. In conclusion, the author offers several considerations that will necessarily be an integral part of any future decision regarding the impeachment use of suppression hearing testimony.
Recommended Citation
William C. Bollard
United States v. Salvucci: The Problematic Absence of Automatic Standing,
8 Pepp. L. Rev.
Iss. 4
(1981)
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