Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Rae Stone
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1981No. 80-5273PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the Court with a renewed opportunity to articulate the factors which the government must establish in order to justify a border search. The defendant, Thomas Rae Stone, appeals his jury conviction of importing and possessing approximately 200 pounds of marijuana and 671 pounds of methaqualone, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 952(a) and 960(b)(2). Stone contends that the trial judge should properly have granted his motion to suppress evidence obtained in the search of his airplane. Ruling that a border-type search was not supportable…
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- United States v. RamseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by26 opinions
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