Legal Opinion
United States v. Juan Manuel Caminos
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 16, 1985No. 84-3782PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the rather novel question whether the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport (Pittsburgh Airport) constitutes a national border for purposes of the Fourth Amendment. While at first blush the answer might seem readily apparent to a student of elementary geography, the question, like so many encountered in the law, takes on a certain complexity in context. The context here is a customs search of a package suspected of containing narcotics; if the Pittsburgh Airport is the “functional equivalent” of a border, the search is legal upon…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Almeida-Sanchez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. RamseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. Charles Demore JewellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Julio C. Valle-ValdezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by50 opinions
- United States v. Amos Salmon, No. 90-3355, Raymond E. Washington, No. 90-3363, Richard Fitzpatrick, No. 90-3366, John Surratt, No. 90-3438Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Richard Caraballo-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
- United States v. Stefan E. BrodieCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Allen W. Stewart, in Nos. 98-1260 United States of America v. Allen W. Stewart, in Nos. 98-1302 United States of America v. Allen W. Stewart, in Nos. 98-1541 United States of America v. Allen W. Stewart, in Nos. 98-1716 United States of America v. Allen W. Stewart, in Nos. 98-1860 United States of America v. Allen W. Stewart, in Nos. 98-1968Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Charles Jackson, and Anthony Wayne Browning, United States of America v. Michael RyanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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