Legal Opinion
United States v. Agapita Cantu
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 28, 1975No. 74-2037PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
The United States has appealed an order suppressing statements taken by agents of the Immigration and Naturalization Service after the warrantless arrest of defendants Agapita Cantu, Manuela Rios-Cantu, and Guadalupe Luna and the warrantless search of Cantu’s automobile. The only question for review here is whether the agents acted within their authority. The district court, believing the agents did not, granted a suppression order. We reverse.
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On April 24, 1974, an informant told Ralph Traslavina, an INS criminal investigator, that Agapita Cantu and two companions…
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