Legal Opinion
United States v. Nzelo Chinedu Okafor
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 4, 2002No. 01-50004PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOULD, Circuit Judge.
Nzelo Chinedu Okafor (“Okafor”) claims the government violated his Fourth Amendment rights when customs inspectors searched his luggage at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The customs officials emptied his suitcase and x-rayed it. Thereafter, suspecting a hidden compartment, they inserted a needle-like probe into the suitcase and found cocaine. Okafor contends that this warrantless border search was not routine and that the fruits of the search should be suppressed. Okafor also contends that there were Miranda and Apprendi violations. We reject Okafor’s…
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