Legal Opinion

United States v. Keith Canady

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 18, 1980No. 79-5169PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Keith Canady was convicted of one count of unlawfully and knowingly possessing with intent to distribute heroin hydrochloride. 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a)(1). Canady was sentenced to three years in prison to be followed by three years special parole. He appealed his conviction on the grounds that the district court erred in denying his Motion to Suppress a quantity of heroin seized at the Atlanta Airport. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. FACTS

Canady arrived at Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early morning hours of October 31, 1978, on…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. United States v. James Andrew Colbert and Michael Beryl ReeseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by52 opinions

  1. United States v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. Lynette Burnette, United States of America v. Theresa Burnette, United States of America v. Michael Curtis BurnetteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  3. United States v. Carless Jones and Eugene HarveyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
  4. United States v. Raymond RichardsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. United States v. Delphine O. TolbertCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982

47 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API