Legal Opinion
United States v. Gerald Frank Kroll
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1973No. 73-1058PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
At issue in this case is the validity of a warrantless search of an attache case which the defendant was about to carry aboard a commercial airliner. The search, conducted by a United States Marshal, 1 turned up a small quantity of an amphetamine, and the defendant was charged with possession of a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a).
The District Court, 351 F.Supp. 148, found the following facts with respect to the search:
“* * [0]n July 11, 1972, about 1:00 p. m., the defendant purchased a ticket for TWA Flight #338 to Chicago, Illinois. The ticket…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. Henry BellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. LopezDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1971
- United States v. Abraham Pina MorenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by32 opinions
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