Legal Opinion
United States v. $124,570 U.S. Currency, Appeal of Wayne G. Campbell, Claimant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1989No. 88-5527PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
Like more than a billion other airline passengers last year, Wayne G. Campbell passed through an airport security check on his way to a flight. During the course of the screening, the security officer discovered a large quantity of U.S. currency. Pursuant to an established arrangement, the officer notified agents of the United States Customs Service who paid her $250 for the tip. The tip led to Campbell’s detention and confiscation of the currency.
Campbell challenges the legality of the search, raising fundamental questions about the extent to which law enforcement…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Stoner v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by79 opinions
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