Legal Opinion
United States v. Chadwick
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 1977No. 75-1721PublishedCited by 2,451 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari in this case to decide whether a search warrant is required before federal agents may open a locked footlocker which they have lawfully seized at the time of the arrest of its owners, when there is probable cause to believe the footlocker contains contraband.(1)
On May 8, 1973, Amtrak railroad officials in San Diego observed respondents Gregory Machado and Bridget Leary load a brown footlocker onto a train bound for Boston. Their suspicions were aroused when they noticed that the trunk was unusually heavy for its size, and that it was leaking talcum powder, a substance…
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