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· 9/11/1978

United States v. Braxton Lake Freeman, Lawrence John Graham, Peter Martell, A/K/A Pita, A/K/A Peter

Citations

  • 579 F.2d 942
  • 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 9097

How courts have described this case

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

  • probable cause stemmed from plain view of illegal aliens and exigency from circumstances attendant to a moving vehicle
  • probable cause stemmed from plain view of illegal aliens and exigency from circumstances attendant to a moving vehicle
  • no constitutional violation when Customs officer, while properly on board vessel, “glanced down through a wide-open door (hatch) to ascertain that no one with weapons was lurking below”
  • upholding constitutionality of analogous customs statute, 19 U.S.C. § 1581(a)
  • interpreting similar language of 19 U.S.C. § 1581(a)
  • interpreting similar language of 19 U.S.C. § 1581(a)

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Judges: Brown, Tuttle, Tjoflat

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