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Supreme Court· 10/1/1979

Smith v. United States

Citations

  • 444 U.S. 879
  • 100 S. Ct. 166
  • 62 L. Ed. 2d 108
  • 1979 U.S. LEXIS 3193

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  • nervousness deemed consistent with behavior among innocent airport travelers and is entitled to no weight
  • nervousness deemed consistent with behavior among innocent airport travelers and is entitled to no weight
  • name, description, and flight on which individual arrived corroborated, tip also stated drugs would be delivered to known dealer--held sufficient to justify investigative stop
  • nervousness deemed consistent with behavior among innocent airport travelers and is entitled to no weight
  • nervousness deemed consistent with behavior among innocent airport travelers and is entitled to no weight
  • name, description, and flight on which individual arrived corroborated, tip also stated drugs would be delivered to known dealer — held, sufficient to justify investigative stop

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