Legal Opinion
United States v. Stevie Stevenson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 6, 1993No. 91-3431PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EISELE, Senior District Judge.
FACTS
After becoming suspicious of packages being delivered to 1011 N. Bridge Street in Carbondale, Illinois, postal inspectors exposed one such parcel to a narcotics trained canine. The dog reacted in a way suggesting the presence of a narcotics odor. The package was then seized and later opened pursuant to a federal search warrant. Within the package, among several other things, was a box of Tide laundry detergent that contained a plastic bag of cocaine. Approximately 30 grams of cocaine were replaced in the pack-’ age along with a transmitter which would emit a…
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