Rivera Fontanet, Carlos v. Western Auto Inc

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• noting that “there is no question of [the defendant’s] standing to challenge the search” where he asserted ownership over the luggage in question
• noting that the contents of some containers, like a kit of burglar tools or a gun case, can be inferred from the outward appearance of the container
• noting that the contents of some containers, like a kit of burglar tools or a gun case, can be inferred from the outward appearance of the container
• noting that “there is no question of [the defendant’s] standing to challenge the search” where he asserted ownership over the luggage in question
• holding as unreasonable a warrantless search of a suitcase carried by defendant at an airport and placed into the trunk of a taxi
• providing that contents of closed containers are not shielded from warrantless intrusion if the container’s outward appearance betrays its contents

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).