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· 1/16/1973

United States v. James Neil Diamond

Citations

  • 471 F.2d 771

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that “customs agents are not general guardians of the public peace”
  • evidence that defendant failed to stop when ordered to do so supports finding of possession
  • “[C]ustoms agents are not general guard- ians of the public peace, as are state or local police. Their powers . . . to search and arrest persons are limited by stat- ute.”

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Judges: Hamley, Wright, Powell

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