Legal Opinion
United States v. Mendenhall
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 30, 1980No. 78-1821PublishedCited by 5,478 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Stewart
Justice Rehnquist joined.†
The respondent was brought to trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on a *547charge of possessing heroin with intent to distribute it. She moved to suppress the introduction at trial of the heroin as evidence against her on the ground that it had been acquired from her through an unconstitutional search and seizure by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The District Court denied the respondent’s motion, and she was convicted after a trial upon stipulated facts. The Court of Appeals reversed, finding the search of…
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