United States v. Stanley Sullivan, Jr.

CAFFREY,

District Judge.

This case is before us on appeal from the denial of a motion to suppress. Appellant waived a jury, was tried and found guilty by the District Court. United States v. Sullivan, 544 F.Supp. 701 (D.Me.1982). The question raised on appeal is whether appellant’s rights under the fourth and fourteenth amendments were violated when employees of Delta Airlines, aided by law enforcement agents, made warrantless searches of a package presented by appellant to Delta Airlines for air shipment. The District Court held that the searches did not violate constitutional requirements and…