Legal Opinion
United States v. Paulette Walters
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1979No. 78-5323PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Paulette Walters appeals from her conviction for violations of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 963 (1976). Appellant raises two grounds for reversal of her conviction. First, she contends that the trial court should have suppressed the drugs found on her person after she entered our country. She argues that the search must be supported by probable cause, since it was not a border search and, alternatively, that even if the search is viewed as a border search, it was not justified by reasonable suspicion. Second, appellant claims that the trial court should have dismissed the case due to…
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