Legal Opinion
United States v. William O. Trigg
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 1989No. 88-2807PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellee William Trigg was charged with one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) after a search incident to a traffic arrest revealed the presence of 53 grams of cocaine in his coat pocket. Prior to trial, Trigg moved to exclude the cocaine as well as any incriminating statements he had made after being *1038taken into custody on the grounds that the traffic arrest was a mere pretext to search for evidence of narcotics. The district court, after conducting an evidentiary hearing on the issue, granted…
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