Legal Opinion

United States v. Jose Francisco Andrade

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 19, 1986No. 85-3122PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Andrade appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress cocaine found in his garment bag. It concluded that the evidence would have been inevitably discovered in an inventory search. We affirm the order and conviction.

FACTS

Andrade was arrested1 outside a Seattle hotel by King County police who were working with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). He had been carrying a garment bag which was on the ground by his feet at the time of arrest. The county officers did not search the bag immediately but waited for drug detection dogs. The dog search,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Nix v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. Winston Bryant McConneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  3. Illinois v. LafayetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. United States v. JohnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. United States v. Harvey Willard MerriweatherCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

3Cited by78 opinions

  1. United States v. Aleksandrs v. LaurinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  2. United States v. YarbroughCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  3. 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6094, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9962 United States of America v. Miguel PolancoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Jay Vee Wanless, A/K/A William Earl Wanless, Douglass Scott Tompkins, Linda Aune, and Michael Eugene BeckCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Arre KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995

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