Legal Opinion
David Thomas v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1967No. 23264_1PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Thomas was convicted of importation and concealment of heroin and marihuana, and failure to pay a transfer tax on the marihuana. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 174, 176a; 26 U.S.C. § 4744 (1). His motion to suppress evidence on the ground that it was obtained by an unreasonable search was denied, the District Court for the Western District of Texas holding that customs agents were acting within the scope of their authority to conduct a border search. We affirm.
On August 4, 1965, customs authorities in El Paso received a tip from an informer that a certain person, who was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Ben Edward Alexander v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Kenneth R. Marsh and Marion W. Martinez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Paul Garcia Murgia, Pedro Hernandez Ramirez and Joe Ramirez Carpio v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Luis L. Cervantes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by65 opinions
- United States v. Craig Warner, April Covey, Samuel L. Kranzthor, Fred W. Daniels, Jr., Friedae. Edwards, Frank Daniels and Michael A. JacobsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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- United States v. Yves Glaziou and Rene L. A. LemieuxCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Richard McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Hubert Junior Walker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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