Legal Opinion
United States v. Peter M. Kendall, United States of America v. Gerald A. Akers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1981No. 80-1306, 80-1312PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPENCER WILLIAMS, District Judge:
Appellants Kendall and Akers appeal their convictions for conspiracy and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). Following denial of their motions to suppress the contraband by the trial court, defendant-appellants waived trial by jury and on March 14,1980 were found guilty on stipulated facts. Using an objective test standard as determinative for intent to abandon, the trial court found appellants had abandoned the suitcase containing the cocaine, thereby relinquishing any reasonable expectation of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. James Andrew Colbert and Michael Beryl ReeseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Jackie David MillerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Ehrlichman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by62 opinions
- United States v. Donald Gene BoothCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- United States v. Lynette Burnette, United States of America v. Theresa Burnette, United States of America v. Michael Curtis BurnetteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Carless Jones and Eugene HarveyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Delphine O. TolbertCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
57 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.