Legal Opinion
United States v. David Mendia
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 27, 1984No. 83-5126PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant David Mendia appeals his conviction for possession with intent to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and § 846. He challenges the trial court’s ruling that the seizure of evidence from the trunk of a third party’s automobile did not invade his fourth amendment rights and was admissible against him. He also claims he was denied a fair trial because the district court refused to grant immunity to a prospective defense witness whom appellant alleges would have offered testimony sufficient to show that he retained a reasonable expectation of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. David LordCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Dominic AlessioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. CarmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Robert BenvenisteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. James Morgan JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by31 opinions
- United States v. Gennaro J. Angiulo, Donato F. Angiulo, Samuel S. Granito, Francesco J. Angiulo and Michele A. AngiuloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. David Taketa and Thomas O'BrienCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Randy Lamont Patterson AKA Randy Brown, Marcus Wayne Edmundson, Tony Burton, Don Grogans, and Billy Ray BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Dario Dicesare, United States of America v. Kathleen Flannery, United States of America v. Jose MarinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Roger NordlingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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