Legal Opinion

United States v. Abraham Ceballos and Efrain Adames

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 13, 1987No. 371, 516, Dockets 86-1273, 86-1299PublishedCited by 106 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue raised on this appeal is whether a criminal suspect who passively obeys a law enforcement agent’s stem request to accompany him to his field office for questioning has been “seized” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The issue arises on an appeal by Efrain Adames and Abraham Ceballos from judgments of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Gerard L. Goettel, Judge) convicting them on their pleas of guilty to counterfeiting and conspiracy violations, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 371, 474 (1982).…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by106 opinions

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  3. United States v. Kevin C. ReillyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Dorothy Ann Knox, (85-5952, 86-5089), Kimberly Lawanda Ware (86-5097), Altamont S. Champegnie (86-5200)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Olawale Olamrewaju Oguns, AdenreleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990

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