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Illinois v. Andreas

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided July 5, 1983No. 81-1843PublishedCited by 579 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger

The question presented is whether a warrant was required to reopen a sealed container in which contraband drugs had been discovered in an earlier lawful border search, when the container was seized by the police after it had been delivered to respondent under police supervision.

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A large, locked metal container was shipped by air from Calcutta to respondent in Chicago. When the container arrived at O’Hare International Airport, a customs inspector opened it and found a wooden table approximately three feet in diameter and 8 to 10 inches thick. Marihuana was found concealed inside the table.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by579 opinions

  1. United States v. JacobsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Arizona v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Derichsweiler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011

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