Legal Opinion
United States v. Gaetano Phillip Puglisi
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 23, 1984No. 82-8592PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Gaetano Puglisi was indicted by a federal grand jury for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1976). He was tried by the court and found guilty. We reverse Puglisi’s conviction because the cocaine which was introduced in evidence at trial and provided the basis for his conviction was seized from him in violation of the fourth amendment.
I
The critical events in this narcotics case began at 9:05 a.m. on April 19, 1982, when Gaetano Puglisi arrived in Atlanta’s Harts-field International Airport on Delta Flight 1122 from Fort…
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