Legal Opinion
United States v. Van Lewis
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided March 3, 1976No. Cr. A. 5-81186, 5-81723 and 5-81851PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOINER, District Judge.
These cases present a common problem involving three separate searches for contraband drugs at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. All defendants, charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), have moved to suppress evidence seized from them during the searches because of alleged violations of the Fourth Amendment.
The court conducted separate evidentiary hearings on each of these cases except the action against William Van Lewis which was heard upon the uncontested affidavit of a government agent. A common…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by33 opinions
- United States v. Robert Ross McCaleb and Brenda PageCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Pornpong VanichromaneeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Royer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- United States v. James Mitchell CraemerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. William Van LewisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
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