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United States v. Pedro Jolio Prandy-Binett

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 11, 1993No. 91-3296PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS. RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

Some opaque containers induce assumptions about their contents. Refrigerators contain food. Under the hoods of automobiles are engines. These are predictions, based on experience. Narcotics officers have their own specialized experience and training. Detective John Centrella saw a small rectangular block wrapped in silver duct tape. To the uninitiated, the object’s outward appearance said nothing about its contents. To Detective Centrella, the size, shape…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. United States v. Diana Gonzales Buchanan, Fedell Anderson, Vernon Bonner, and John BuchananCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  2. Wesby v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
  3. United States v. Lewis Samuel Gordon, Also Known as Chris JonstonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  4. Harris v. United States Department of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
  5. Commonwealth v. HudsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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