Does the description of the items seized under a search warrant need to be specific in the search warrant description?
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The following excerpt is from Property Belonging to Talk of the Town Bookstore, Inc., Matter of, 644 F.2d 1317 (9th Cir. 1981):
The government argued that the constitutionally required particularity in the description of the things to be seized was provided by details stated in the affidavits upon which the warrants were issued. The district court rejected the government's argument on the basis of United States v. Marti, 421 F.2d 1263 (2d Cir. 1970).
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