United States v. Moore

Opinion of the Court

Darden, Judge:

A general court-martial convicted the appellant of wrongfully soliciting a Sergeant Lindsay to disobey a lawful general regulation by requesting the Sergeant in Thailand to obtain and transfer a quantity of amphetamine to the appellant, who was stationed in the United States. The issue in this case is one involving search and seizure.

On February 2, 1969, United States customs agents in Laredo, Texas, were summoned to the police station in Miguel Aleman, Mexico, by a Mexican immigration officer. There, they were allowed to examine a black jacket and a duffel…