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· 9/5/1990

United States v. Ella Sumlin

Citations

  • 909 F.2d 1218
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 15769
  • 1990 WL 106757

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  • holding governmental interest in identifying owner of purse matching description of stolen purse justified officer search of purse for identification and outweighed owner's privacy interest in stolen purse

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Judges: Arnold, Fagg, Magill

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