Legal Opinion
Frank Thomas Fumagalli v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1970No. 25227PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNE, District Judge:
Appellant Frank Fumagalli has asked this Court to reverse his conviction, imposed in a trial without jury, for violating 18 U.S.C. § 545. Fumagalli and three other persons were charged by Information 1 with smuggling marihuana, benzedrine, and dexedrine tablets into the United States. They were arrested by Border Patrol inspectors after a package of marihuana was discovered in the trunk of the car in which they were riding.
The circumstances of the search of the trunk and the seizure of the marihuana form the factual material on which rests the sole question in this case:…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Henry Luis Sinohui Contreras, Oscar Sinohui Contreras v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Regino Barba-Reyes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Manuel Valenzuela-Garcia v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- United States v. Richard Kenneth BeyeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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