Legal Opinion

United States v. Harris

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 26, 1974No. Misc. Docket N-73-445PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DITTER, District Judge.

In this case the defendant was convicted by a United States Magistrate 1 of attempting to carry a concealed weapon aboard a commercial aircraft. 2 He appeals 3 on the grounds that he was not given Miranda warnings and there was no showing that he intended to violate the statute. I affirm.

Ernest Jay Harris was arrested at Philadelphia International Airport on September 25, 1973, while attempting to board a Delta Air Lines flight for Montgomery, Alabama. While passing through a passenger boarding area, Harris placed a piece of hand luggage upon a conveyor belt…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Michigan v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Isaac L. James, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. United States v. Raymond HughesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  3. United States v. Regina Kay GarrettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. Thomas Lawrence FlumCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  5. United States v. HaynesworthDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1990

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