Legal Opinion
United States v. Alaine Decarlo Fields
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 1990No. 89-8652PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Senior Circuit Judge:
State agents arrested the defendant, Alaine DeCarlo Fields, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, while he was travelling aboard a bus. Agents boarded the bus, explained that they were attempting to stem the flow of illicit drugs and firearms, and then asked passengers if they would consent to a random search of their baggage. In Fields’ bag, agents discovered half a kilogram of cocaine. Fields now challenges the lawfulness of the agents’ search. Constrained by precedent, we affirm.
FACTS
On April 24, 1989, the Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s Office assigned Detectives Ramon…
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