Legal Opinion
United States v. Rafael Soriano
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1973No. 72-1520PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals from a pretrial order suppressing the fruits of two searches, a warrantless search of three suitcases outside the entrance to the Miami International Airport and a search under warrant of a house. Presumably the government bases its right to appeal on § 14 of Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. § 3731. We have considerable doubt whether we should review' the order, but we do so with the aim that our caveat below1 may give some guidance for future cases, and without any commitment on our part to review future pretrial…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. Martin F. BurkeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Jesus Humberto Munoz-GuerraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Gilbert Joseph EathertonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Clarence HillCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. SorianoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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