Legal Opinion
United States v. Anita Lynne Erwin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1980No. 79-1774PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARY ANNE RICHEY, District Judge.
Appellant was detained by customs officials upon her arrival at San Francisco International Airport from Bangkok, Thailand, and subjected to a baggage search. This search revealed items which, in addition to her apparent physical restrictions in walking and sitting, led customs agents to believe she had something secreted in a body cavity. After appellant refused to submit to a strip search, the agents sought a court order requiring her to submit to a strip search and x-ray, and if the x-ray revealed a foreign object in a body cavity, to submit to a body…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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