Legal Opinion

United States v. Ronald M. Schleis

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 21, 1976No. 76-1256PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.

As a result of a search of his person and briefcase by a United States Deputy Marshal not on official duty, evidence was discovered which led to the arrest and conviction of appellant Ronald M. Schleis for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The single issue presented on this appeal is whether the District Court 1 erred in overruling Schleis’s motion to suppress the seized evidence. We hold it did not and affirm the judgment of conviction.

On November 17,1974, Leon Cheney was leaving Jack’s Restaurant in Burnsville,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Gustafson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. United States v. Eldon HanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Ronald SchleisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  3. United States v. John B. Calandrella, United States of America v. John A. KayeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. Stephen Michael Berry, Robert Hugh Wilson, and Donald Gene RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Stephen Michael Berry, Robert Hugh Wilson, and Donald Gene RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977

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