Legal Opinion
United States v. John Eldon Beck, United States of America v. John W. Dickerson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1979No. 77-2453, 77-2533PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
In a trial without a jury, appellants Beck and Dickerson were convicted, respectively, of possession of cocaine and of possession of heroin, with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On appeal, they challenge as erroneous the denial of their motions to suppress evidence seized. We reverse.
FACTS
At about 9:00 in the evening of Tuesday, March 8,1977, three men entered the pedestrian gate at the Grand Avenue border entrance to Nogales, Arizona. Larry Swanson, a Customs Inspector on duty at the gate, stopped the men and, as was his routine,…
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