Legal Opinion
United States v. Cothran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 24, 1990No. Crim. 89-0481PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
This case compels the Court to examine the latest technique in the “war on drugs” as it is waged at the local bus and train stations. The question presented is whether a young traveller passing through D.C., cornered by police on an interstate bus at the Greyhound station, and faced with a request to search her bag has been seized within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment and whether her subsequent denial of ownership of the bag was voluntary. The defendant has moved to suppress evidence and statements obtained from her as the result of this encounter. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Michigan v. ChesternutSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. Dennis S. Lewis. United States of America v. Leigha T. CothranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- United States v. West, MatthewCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- United States v. FelderDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- United States v. AlexanderDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1991
- United States v. FieldsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990
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