Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Albert Chatman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1978No. 77-1455PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Per curiam
The district court, sitting without a jury convicted Chatman of possession with intent to distribute heroin in violation of Title 21, United States Code, §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A). We affirm.
Chatman argues that the evidence received at trial was obtained as the result of an unlawful search and seizure. We find the facts discussed below sufficient to establish probable cause to arrest Chatman, thereby making the search one incident to a valid arrest. The facts, which must be viewed in the light most favorable to the government, United States v. Vital-Padilla, 500 F.2d 641, 642-43 (9th Cir.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Paul v. OatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Richard Albert JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Thomas Busby and James Iman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- United States v. MurrayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by41 opinions
- United States v. Orson G. White, United States of America v. Lawrence AndersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Richard Kevin PostCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. John Irving Hillison, United States of America v. Murray David Jacobson, United States of America v. Jeffrey Ketchum MansfieldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- United States, of America v. Leonard Leroy Klein and John Warren UtterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Jorge Buenaventura-Ariza and Delores Quiroz-SantiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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