Legal Opinion
Manuel Samora, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1969No. 24243_1PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
The appellant was convicted by a jury of violating 22 U.S.C.A. § 1934 and regulations issued thereunder by attempting to export four pistols without obtaining an export license.
A customs agent stopped the car driven by appellant in the customs inspection area adjacent to an international bridge in El Paso, Texas, within a few feet of the actual exit to Mexico. Appellant stated he was going to Mexico and that he was taking no merchandise with him. The car was searched, without a warrant, and the pistols found concealed in a fender well.
Samora makes several arguments: the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Yakus v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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