Legal Opinion
United States v. David Terance Tuley and Frank Christian Oller
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1977No. 75-3693PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
David Terance Tuley and Frank Christian Oiler appeal from convictions for violations of the federal laws relating to marijuana.1 The basis of their appeal is that the district judge improperly denied their motions to suppress evidence.
On January 13, 1975, Special Agents Gabriel Bustamante and Carlos Torres of the Cameron County Organized Crime Task Force, Texas, received information from an unnamed, but “previously reliable”, confidential informant that two men from Oklahoma, staying in rooms 113 and 133 of the Ramada Inn Motel, Brownsville, Texas, were planning to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by36 opinions
- United States v. Orson G. White, United States of America v. Lawrence AndersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Charles Lidge Bolts and Joe Dee HicksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Hoyt Albert Gaultney and Francis GilmereCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Hatton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- United States v. Maximo Avila-Dominguez, Albert Perez, Evangeline Salazar and Carolyn SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.