Legal Opinion

United States v. Wayne Franklin Traylor, Ardis May Traylor, and John Horace Andrews

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 21, 1981No. 80-1616, 80-1617PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

I. OVERVIEW

On March 8,1980, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents found approximately 9 pounds of cocaine in handbags carried by Wayne and Ardis Traylor. The cocaine was found during a search of the Traylors’ luggage upon their arrival at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport from Los Angeles.

As a result of the arrest of the Traylors, the government apparently became aware of a connection between the Traylors and John Andrews, the appellants, and others. The government’s subsequent investigation led to an indictment which charged that the appellants, along with…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Aubrey Hendrix v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. Kenneth Joe Whitten, John Elmer Gaiefsky, Jack Wayne Gish, Richard Lawrence ShimelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,010 Fred H. Harmsen v. C. Arnholt SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. Gregory Foster, Johnnie Lee Gibson, Billy Jackson, Ronald H. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  5. United States v. Oscar Ordonez, German Hernandez Garcia, AKA Jaime RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984

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