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· 8/18/1989

United States v. Anthony Duane Reed, United States of America v. Anthony Duane Reed

Citations

  • 882 F.2d 147
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 13225
  • 1989 WL 92187

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • observing that the smell of marihuana \in itself would have justified the subsequent search of Reed's vehicle\
  • observing that “the detection of the odor of marihuana justified a search of the entire vehicle” and that it was “not controlling . . . that no marihuana was ever found”
  • border patrol had probable cause after he detected burnt marijuana through rolled-down window and driver appeared nervous
  • “‘the presence or absence of probable cause to search is not determined by what the search does or does not ultimately reveal’”
  • border patrol had probable cause for warrantless search after detecting burnt marijuana odor and apparent nervousness of driver
  • nervousness of occupants and officer's detection of odor of burnt marijuana as he approached driver's window justified search of entire vehicle, including locked compartment in rear of station wagon

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Politz, Garwood, Jolly

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