Legal Opinion

United States v. Stephen R. Deangelo

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided October 4, 1978No. 77-1132PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Stephen DeAngelo appeals his conviction for the unlawful possession of drugs, assigning as error the district court’s admission of evidence seized in an airport search. Because we believe that the search was reasonable, we find no infringement of the fourth amendment.

The airport terminal displayed signs which stated: “X-RAY BAGGAGE INSPECTION. CARRY ON BAGGAGE IS BEING INSPECTED BY X-RAY. INSPECTION WILL NOT AFFECT ORDINARY UNDEVELOPED FILM. PHYSICAL INSPECTION MAY BE REQUESTED.” DeAngelo submitted his brief case to x-ray examination. When a large portion of the case…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. Lee Skipwith, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  3. United States v. Cynthia EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  4. United States v. Cecil Kenton EppersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. Charles Phillip HomburgCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. United States v. Patrick G. HenryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  2. United States v. Henry E. HerzbrunCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  3. United States v. HaynieCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
  4. Gadson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
  5. United States v. Jorge A. Pulido-BaquerizoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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