United States v. Cynthia Edwards

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal from a conviction following a non-jury trial for possession of heroin with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) is another in the growing list of cases relating to the validity of airport searches.1 Problems have multiplied as practical considerations have required that the “profile” method, on the basis of which this court first upheld the validity of an airport search, United States v. Bell, 464 F.2d 667 (2 Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 991, 93 S.Ct. 335, 34 L.Ed.2d 258 (1972), should be relegated to a supplementary role2 and that…