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· 10/1/1973

United States v. Gilberto Santana

Citations

  • 485 F.2d 365
  • 1973 U.S. App. LEXIS 7700

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding, before Brignoni-Ponce and Cortez, that automobile stop for investigatory purpose was proper, and noting that, although paper bags often contain items other than drugs, use of paper bags “has long been a sort of hallmark of the narcotics business”
  • prosecutor’s remarks in summation justified as responsive to defense allegations
  • restaurant associated with narcotics trade

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Judges: Lumbard, Friendly, Feinberg

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