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United States v. Saul Melero

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 5, 2018No. 16-2316 & 16-2467PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hamilton, Circuit Judge.

Members of a Drug Enforcement Agency task force lawfully found drugs in a traffic stop and seized several garage openers and keys they also found in the car. An agent took the garage openers and drove around downtown Chicago pushing their buttons to look for a suspected stash house. He found the right building when *212 the door of a shared garage opened. The agent then used a seized key fob and mailbox key to enter the building's locked lobby and pinpoint the target condominium. At the agent's request, another agent sought and obtained the arrestee's consent to search the…

2Cases cited73 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  4. United States v. Ethel SheltonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
  5. United States v. Paige DavisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022

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