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· 6/1/1982

United States v. Benjamin F. Harrison, (Two Cases)

Citations

  • 679 F.2d 942
  • 220 U.S. App. D.C. 124

How courts have described this case

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  • where boxes found in common area, not sealed or taped but closed by “crisscrossed” flaps, wife’s consent to search of the boxes held valid
  • wife had authority to consent to search of unsealed boxes; defendant never asserted boxes were exclusively in his control or that they were his personal effects
  • in prosecution for possession with intent to distribute, testimony of defendant's wife concerning defendant's past drug dealing established a course of dealing and constituted proof of, inter alia, intent, preparation, plan, and knowledge
  • La esposa consintió al registro de una caja de efectos personales de ella y de su esposo que se encontraba en el sótano
  • in prosecution for possession with intent to distribute, testimony of defendant’s wife concerning defendant’s past drag dealing established a course of dealing and constituted proof of, inter alia, intent, preparation, plan, and knowledge

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Judges: MacKinnon, Mikva, Cowen, Claims

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