Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Karl Ek
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1982No. 80-1452PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Robert Karl Ek and Joseph Mark Couch were apprehended at Los Angeles International Airport when they entered the country with capsules of cocaine concealed in their stomachs. Both Ek and Couch were detained and subjected to X-ray examinations. Ek, the appellant in this case, confessed to smuggling cocaine after the X-ray examination revealed the presence of foreign objects in his intestinal tract. He was convicted of importation of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute. He argues on appeal that the detention and X-ray search violated his…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Ismael Perez-EsparzaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Kenneth Malcolm CameronCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- John Lewis Jones v. Harold J. Cardwell, Superintendent, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Lucille Ann Des JardinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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