Legal Opinion
United States v. Nick Victor Bergera, United States of America v. David Lynn Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1975No. 72-2913 and 72-3049PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM D. MURRAY, District Judge:
On November 10, 1971, a Volkswagen bus, imported from Rotterdam, Holland, was unladen at Pier 9, San Francisco, California. The bus was given a routine Customs examination with the aid of a dog trained to detect marijuana. The dog indicated that marijuana was concealed behind the right and left rear quarter panels. The substance was analyzed and found to be marijuana.
The bus was kept under continuous surveillance by Customs officers from November 10 through November 18, 1971.
On November 12, 1971, at approximately 4:20 P.M. the bus was picked up by a…
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