Legal Opinion
United States v. Vicknair
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1980No. 78-3561PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Police officers illegally went on private property in an exclusive suburban Miami neighborhood because they suspected it was being used for smuggling. Two weeks later, in an early morning raid on the same home, they seized nearly 30,000 pounds of marijuana and arrested the persons found on the property. Subsequently, the persons arrested were charged on a three count indictment with conspiracy to import and possess marijuana with intent to distribute, importation of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute.1 The issue is *375whether the prior entry spread…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by44 opinions
- United States v. BrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Frank Gunnar WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. BurrisUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1985
- United States v. Lawrence David RamapuramCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. John Bradley Lewis, Jr., Kenneth Brooks, A/K/A James Earl Brooks, Homer Lee Hicks, Robert Charles Terry and Ray Charles JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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