Legal Opinion
United States v. Susan Jayne Shields
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1972No. 71-2288PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
The only point appellant raises on this appeal from her conviction under 21 U. S.C. § 174 is that the border search in which the heroin was removed from her vagina violated the Fourth Amendment.
Appellant’s nervousness (reflected in an uncomfortable, rigid posture, high-pitched and strained voice, avoidance of the inspector’s eyes, and exaggerated emphasis upon the plaster of Paris souvenirs purchased across the border); the needle marks upon her arms, including one or two that were “seeping,” and hence only one to four hours old; similar marks upon her companion’s arms; and the shortness of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barbara Jean Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Jose Guadalupe-GarzaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Moises Rivas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Oscar John Huguez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Shenandoah Rachel Morales v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by24 opinions
- United States v. Mary Ann HimmelwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Carol Asbury and John BruceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Kenneth Malcolm CameronCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Christine Sieko MastbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Johnnie Catherine KallevigCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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