Legal Opinion
United States v. John Doe, A/K/A Francisco Rodriquez, A/K/A Juan Velez S.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 7, 1973No. 516, 517, Docket 72-2171, 72-2172PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue on this appeal is the validity of a search by customs officials of a package mailed into this country from abroad. The defendant Francisco Rodriquez sought to suppress the seizure of a quantity of cocaine arising out of the search, contending that it violated both the Fourth Amendment’s requirement of reasonableness and 19 U.S. C. § 482, which authorizes searches of “trunks or envelopes” when there is a “reasonable cause to suspect there is merchandise which was imported contrary to law.” 1 2 Concluding that the instant customs search complied with…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- United States v. Yves Glaziou and Rene L. A. LemieuxCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Luis Gomez OrtegaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States v. John E. Beckley, United States of America v. Anderson Stone, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by32 opinions
- United States v. RamseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. Ronald Deberry and Julius EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Paul AjlounyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States v. David John OdlandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Commonwealth v. AguiarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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