United States v. Fairh Riggs

FRIENDLY, Chief Judge:

The sole question on this appeal from a conviction, in the District Court for the Eastern District of New York, for possessing two kilograms of narcotics with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), is the legality of the acts of law enforcement officers that led to the discovery of the narcotics. These included stopping the appellant, Fairh Riggs, at LaGuardia Airport and asking for identification, a consequent “plain view” of a plastic bag containing white powder in her purse and, finally, a search of her camera ease which disclosed the two…