· 6/14/1946
McLaughlin & Freeman v. United States
Citations
- 16 Cust. Ct. 186
- 1946 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 37
How courts have described this case
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- trial court erred in denying motion to suppress, because the mere fact that an item in the defendant’s pocket felt “hard” was insufficient to justify removing and inspecting it as part of an officer-safety search
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Judges: Cline, Ekwall, Keefe
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