Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1965No. 19654PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was convicted of transporting and concealing 114 pounds of marihuana on April 5, 1964, in Los Angeles County, California, in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 176a. He asserts that his conviction was based upon evidence (the 114 pounds of marihuana) secured through an unconstitutional search and seizure of two suitcases and a briefcase at the Los Angeles International Airport.
Los Angeles police had observed a recurring pattern in incidents involving the illicit transportation of marihuana. Large lots of marihuana were being brought to Los Angeles from Mexico by…
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3Cited by72 opinions
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