Legal Opinion
United States v. Elton Orville Meyer and Walter McMahon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1981No. 80-5649PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Federal drug enforcement agents, searching a Miami apartment, seized cocaine hidden in a bathroom cabinet. Defendants, who were in the apartment at the time as guests of the tenant, were indicted for violating federal narcotics laws in connection with the cocaine. The issue on appeal is whether defendants had a legitimate expectation of privacy in the area where the cocaine was seized, entitling them to challenge the legality of the search and seizure. We hold they did not have this expectation, and reverse the district court order which granted their motions to suppress.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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- United States v. John M. Haydel, Jr., A/K/A "Ice Cream" and "Mugsy"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Johnny Bob RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- United States v. Elias Que Salvador, United States of America v. Katrina Denise SalvadorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert RACKLEY, Randall T. Crosby, Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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