Legal Opinion
United States v. Christina Marie Chase
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1974No. 73-2490PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Christine Chase, was convicted of illegally importing three pounds of cocaine.1 She contends on appeal that the narcotics were discovered as the result of an unlawful strip search conducted at the border. We affirm.
On December 13, 1972 appellant, upon entering the United States from Mexico, was halted at the Calexico, California point of entry. After preliminary questioning, a search of her car and luggage, and a Customs Bureau computer check all revealed reason to be suspicious of her, she was taken to a secondary inspection room to be personally searched…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Dyer v. MacDougallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- United States v. Ernest T. PageCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Barbara Jean Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Henry W. Jackson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- United States v. Willie Dee Hood, United States of America v. Ella HoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by31 opinions
- United States v. John E. Kenny, Trenton P. Oelberg, and William L. Parker, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Leonard Joel DubrofskyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Peter JodoinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Carol Asbury and John BruceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Robert Dale Hart, United States of America v. Ruben Morales RoblesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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