Legal Opinion
United States v. Mothersill
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 1996No. 93-2609PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN H. MOORE, II, Senior District Judge:
On February 1, 1992, on a highway located in Jefferson County, Florida, Florida Highway Patrol Trooper James Fulford observed a ear exceeding the speed limit and made a routine traffic stop. After making the usual inquiries, he discovered the car was a rental, and the driver was without a license; he arrested the driver of the vehicle for operating a vehicle without a license. After the driver consented, and while waiting for the car to be impounded, Trooper Fulford opened a gift-wrapped package found in the truck of the vehicle, purportedly containing…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. Constance Haas Meester, Jeanne Sanfratello Tumulty, Robert Haas, Edward Conrad SawyerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. James R. Monaco and Eugene O. HicksCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. CherryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- Howell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
- Paul A. Howell v. Secretary, Florida Department of COrrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
- United States v. MothersillCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. WinstonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
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