United States v. Robin Ennette Mason

The appellant, a woman, was convicted of the offense of having imported approximately one ounce of heroin from Mexico into the United States. 21 U.S. C. §§ 841(a)(1), 952, 960, 963. As she entered this country, certain facts excited the suspicion of the border police. This led to her disrobing and a casual examination of her nude body by a border policewoman. During this examination, the appellant was observed to place one of her hands in the vicinity of her crotch, whereupon she was asked if she objected to being examined by a physician. She replied “no”, and in a probe of her vagina by the…