Legal Opinion
United States v. Carlos-Vasquez Santiago and Elmer Colon
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 12, 1979No. 720, 721, Dockets 78-1418, 78-1419PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Per curiam
This is yet another case involving warrantless “airport searches” aimed at apprehending narcotics couriers. 1 In this case, the search resulted in discovery of a substance which turned out to be heroin, and which was introduced as evidence against appellants, leading to their conviction of narcotics offenses in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Eugene H. Nickerson, Judge. We affirm the convictions.
Appellants Vasquez-Santiago and Colon were charged with conspiracy to possess heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and possessing heroin with intent to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- United States v. Ligia Maria Valencia Gaviria and Martha Lucia Bedoya LopezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Jose CeballosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Luis Sanchez, Luz Alvarez, Luis Torres Maldonado, Carlos Delgado and Juana DominguezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States, of America v. Leonard Leroy Klein and John Warren UtterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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