Legal Opinion

United States v. Richard Robert Payne

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 2, 1970No. 25070PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVID W. WILLIAMS, District Judge:

Appellant asks reversal of his conviction by a jury on charges of possession of a dangerous drug and encouraging and furnishing a minor with said drug. He claims that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress evidence that was discovered after a warrantless search of a nearby automobile. We agree.

Richard Payne, age 18, traveled with his 17 year old girl friend, Andria, and another young couple, Brian and Mary, from Alameda to spend a weekend camping in Yosemite. They drove up together in Brian’s Volkswagen and after encountering crowded campsites due to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. John S. Pleasant v. Larry Lovell, Larry Hyatt, Vernon Pixley, Kenneth Batson and Tim FortuneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Richard Norton Sherwin, Dba Marquis Publishing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. Lloyd Nelson JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Jack MekjianCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

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