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People v. Riegler

California Court of Appeal

Decided October 30, 1980No. Crim. 4230PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HOPPER, J.

In this case we consider the applicability of the contain-. er decisions to wrapped and sealed packages arriving by overseas mail which are opened by customs officials, resealed, delivered in a controlled delivery with a search warrant for the residence of the addressee, seized in a vehicle approximately 100 miles from that residence, returned to the city of the addressee, and subsequently opened by law enforcement officers without first obtaining a search warrant to open the packages. We conclude that while the seizure was proper, the warrantless search was not.

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. United States v. Raymond RichardsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. People v. SalihCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
  3. People v. RieglerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
  4. People v. HamptonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
  5. People v. RieglerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984

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