Legal Opinion
United States v. Bobby Gene Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1976No. 76-1169PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
The Defendant in this case was convicted of possession of stolen United States Treasury checks in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1708. The issue presented by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying the Defendant’s Motion To Suppress certain articles of mail which were seized by officers during a warrantless search of the Defendant’s vehicle. We hold on the basis of Judge Gewin’s recent opinion for the Court in United States v. Rias, 5 Cir., 1975, 524 F.2d 118 that the “stop” of the Defendant’s vehicle was unlawful and the resultant search and arrest of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by39 opinions
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