Legal Opinion
United States v. Scott Alan Sandler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1981No. 79-5314PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
On April 4, 1979 Scott Alan Sandler was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida of importation into the United States of approximately 888 grams of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a). Sandler’s conviction followed his arrest on the morning of September 30, 1978 by Customs Control Officer Joel Ariel at the Miami International Airport after a pat-down search and search of Sandler’s boots revealed packages of cocaine taped to each of his legs. The events leading up to the search as accurately described in the opinion of a…
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