Legal Opinion
United States v. Lee Skipwith, III
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1973No. 72-1932PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
As a result of an airport security search which discovered not weapons but drugs, Lee Skipwith III was charged with and convicted of the possession of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a). He contends here that the evidence should have been suppressed, arguing that the search was unconstitutional. We hold that the search was lawful and that the contraband uncovered by it was properly admitted in the court below; thus we affirm.
On May 19, 1971, the defendant presented himself for boarding at the Eastern Airlines boarding gate at the Tampa International Airport, a…
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