What are the implications of a "John Doe" arrest warrant?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Alvarez-Porras, 643 F.2d 54 (2nd Cir. 1981):

The opinion in United States v. Jarvis, supra, has similarly broad implications. There, the court invalidated a "John Doe" arrest warrant for failure to satisfy the particularity requirement, but nonetheless refused to suppress the defendant's photograph and palm print which were obtained

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