Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Ogbuh (91-2094) and Samuel Okoro (91-2117)
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1993No. 91-2094, 91-2117PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
Defendants Frank Ogbuh and Samuel Okoro appeal their jury convictions for drug offenses, asserting that evidence obtained in a warrantless entry into their Detroit hotel room should have been suppressed as the fruits of an unreasonable search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment. For the reasons expressed below, we agree, and therefore reverse.
FACTS
Frank Ogbuh and Samuel Okoro are Nigerian nationals. In early November of 1990, they each bought a one-way airline ticket from Houston to Detroit. The tickets were purchased with cash, and within a short time of each other.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Vale v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. KaroSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Francisco Sangineto-Miranda, (87-5667) Luray Betts, (87-5668) Enrique Vargas, (87-5711) & Benjamin Nelson, (87-5712)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by35 opinions
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