Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul Richard Portillo, United States of America v. Daniel C. Montellano
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1980No. 79-1407, 79-1481PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Paul Richard Portillo and Daniel Chavez Montellano appeal from the judgment of conviction following a trial by jury in which they were found guilty of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 2113(a) (1970).
Appellants have raised many issues on appeal. Two require detailed analysis. The remainder are either without merit or have already been resolved by existing case law.
For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the warrantless search of the paper bag found in the trunk of the car was justified as an incident to a vehicle inspection and because of…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by143 opinions
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