Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Scott Hill and Thomas Leroy Leonard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1970No. 27804PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants were convicted, following a non-jury trial, of smuggling 81 cases of liquor into the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 545. On appeal they contend: (1) The district court erred in failing to suppress the liquor which they allege to have been seized following an unconstitutional search. (2) The court erred in admitting a conversation between the agents and appellants after appellants were effectively in custody but before they had been advised of their rights. (3) Requesting the appellants to produce a customs receipt violated their privilege against…
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3Cited by63 opinions
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