Legal Opinion
United States v. Hou Wan Lee
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 24, 1967No. 66 Cr. 627PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, District Judge.
Defendant has moved to suppress certain evidence seized by United States Customs agents from his store 1 on September 17, 1965 after he had been arrested and taken into custody for knowingly facilitating the smuggling of contraband jade into the United States and for knowingly receiving such contraband in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 545. 2 The motion is granted to the extent indicated.
The background of the case is as follows. On August 11, 1965 a ship carrying 18 cases of furniture and slippers consigned to the defendant arrived in New York from Hong Kong. Acting…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- United States v. CoplonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Coplon v. United States (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Huggins v. WhiteDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- People v. AlvarezNew York Supreme Court · 1975