Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Lee Messersmith, United States of America v. Robert Joseph Hanley
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 6, 1982No. 81-5180, 81-5254PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
In this consolidated appeal of two defendants from convictions for unlawful possession and importation with intent to distribute of approximately 1,867 pounds of methaqualone, four points of error are raised. Defendants urge this Court to find that the district court erred in holding that defendants had no expectation of privacy in the aircraft where the controlled substance was found, failing to suppress the evidence seized from the aircraft, and admitting evidence of prior criminal acts. The point most vigorously argued, however, goes to the very heart of the…
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