Legal Opinion

United States v. Nathan Lang

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided November 30, 1978No. 215, Docket 78-1205PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MULLIGAN, Circuit Judge:

On December 6, 1977, the defendant in this case, Nathan Lang, also known as “Cool Breeze,” made the mistake of visiting Rikers Island, a New York City penal institution and the situs of a former incarceration. His hegira was prompted not by nostalgia but in order to retrieve some personal effects. Oddly enough he submitted to a routine search by a Corrections Officer. At his request Cool Breeze opened a black pouch he was carrying which contained a quarter-inch stack of brand new five dollar bills which were in four groups and each of which had identical serial…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. United States v. Philip Berrigan, in No. 72-1938, and Elizabeth McAlister Appeal of Elizabeth McAlister InCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Dennis Geaney and Vincent Russell LynchCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by73 opinions

  1. United States v. Harold v. Gleason, Paul Luftig and J. Michael CarterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
  2. United States v. George WuagneuxCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  3. United States v. AmmarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  4. United States v. Norman TurkishCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. Richard Lowell Stratton, Steven Parness, Leonard Parness, and Bernard FarbarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985

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