Legal Opinion
United States v. Kareem Sekou Craft
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1994No. 94-1756PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
After Kareem Sekou Craft exited an airplane at the St. Louis airport, police officers asked Craft if they could pat him down and Craft consented. During the search, an officer felt bulges around Craft’s ankles. Believing the bulges were drugs, the officer lifted Craft’s pant legs and discovered packages taped to Craft’s ankles. The packages contained cocaine and heroin. When the government charged Craft with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), Craft moved to suppress the drugs seized from his ankles. Following a hearing…
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